She wasn't rude to Bette at all. She was focused on her thing, it was 5 minutes to the show, she was checking everything, making sure everything was good, like the hard working perfectionist she is. This is why Madonna is Madonna, she was involved in every single detail.
in front of, btw, the largest audience(when including television) that anyone and everyone there had ever appeared before. Of course you are going to want to have your shit together right before the curtain opens.
I was in that crowd at age 17, somewhere screen left at 1:42. I just graduated high school the previous month and it ended up being one of the best summers of my life and this concert was a big part. My friends and I weren’t really Madonna fans (we were there mostly for Zeppelin), but she did one hell of a job. Great seeing Bill Graham on stage too. Brings back unforgettable memories all these decades later!
Wow! That’s awesome! My buddy had a huge party for the concert we had all just graduated the year before 1984. Great times! That’s incredible you got to see it live!👍🤙🍻
@@markrosenquist8259 I remember the crowd all started chanting “take it off” because her nudes were just published in Playboy and Penthouse. She responded with a confident “I’m not taking off shit today!” If anything, she must have been roasting in her heavy outfit in that heat
@@bradforddillman7671 Ha! Yeah I remember when those came out. Yeah she must’ve been dying with all of those clothes on, if I remember right there was a heat wave in Philly during that show.
Madonna wasn’t just the artist, she was in control and in charge of everything. I can’t picture artists like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and all of the others in that group going to that extent. They probably don’t even know the names of the equipment used the way Madonna does.
This IS NOT Madonna acting like a "diva" its a true artist being a PROFESSIONAL BOSS. she's so young in her career but she is in charge and in command. Totally focused. Really love the work ethic.
I don’t think she was being a diva or professional. She was young and a bit nervous ahead of the biggest gig of her life at the time. She was flitting about checking things that didn’t need checking. I’ve been backstage many times. It was just nervous energy, no big deal. Bette, being older and more experienced, just stood there quietly composing herself. Madonna’s handshake wasn’t disrespectful, both artists were just focused on what came next.
Think about this people. This was the first time Madonna would be in front of a massive crowd this big. She still had the smartness to focus on every detail and tell the people running the stage to do specific things to avoid mistakes. That is what you call a true boss at the age of 27. Also, at 1:18 Madonna talks to her brother in the green t-shirt with the white towel on his shoulder.
It’s clear from this footage that Madonna is a professional, she’s very polite with everyone working backstage. I love how she graciously shakes Bette Midler’s hand to get her to stop shouting at her 😂
Imagine you're trying to coordinate a million different things right before performing in the front of the biggest crowd of your life on the most watched music event in human history. She was actually quite calm and professional.
Even if Madonna blew Bette Midler off...(which she didn't)...it'd be no bad thing. There've been many, many documented instances of Bette Midler being cold, dismissive and downright rude to fans, other Entertainers and Stage Crew. So she'd deserve it. Sandra Bernhard talks about this in her Stand Up. And how Bette M was an icon for her till she experienced it first hand. U actually see a glimpse of it as Bette M steps on stage. Her demeanor changes. And the stressed, nervous harridan at 2:30 disappears. To be replaced by the coquettish, grinning chesire cat with a bow in its hair | Don't believe me about Bette M? Simple - Google 'What's Bette Midler like?'
madonna was nasty to olivia newton john once... and one more time to betty miller... that's ridiculous. what a bitch.... It's so obvious she acted as a bitch here.
Very cool footage. You can really sense the tension and excitement. Love the chaos and spontaneity of it all. Was 20 years old at the time. I really miss that pre-social media era. Thanks for posting.
I got to work with Madonna on the American Life video in DTLA. She is an amazing woman and performer and had her daughter Lourdes just off set watching the shoot. One of the crew said she saw my name and was inquiring who I was...so cool..Good times!
Seing a young Madonna, in a festival setting where she barely has control of the whole thing, surrounded by technicians that all look like truck drivers from Texas, priceless
Even though it looked pretty hectic, Madonna DID shake hands with Bette and even smiled. It's not like Madonna deliberately ignored Bette or snubbed her. Bette Midler patted on Madonna's shoulder and even if Madonna looked really busy she took the time to shake hands with her unless I watched a different video.
madonna was nasty to olivia newton john once... and one more time to betty miller... that's ridiculous. what a bitch.... It's so obvious she acted as a bitch here.
Here's the thing: Look closely how this footage plays out, in relation to what Madonna's "climate" was like during this period of her career. This is around the time Madonna's Playboy and Penthouse magazine scandal broke out, and the slut shaming (not exactly the terminology used in 1985) was off the charts. Her second album, "Like A Virgin" has been a global hit, and she just launched the first leg of "The Virgin Tour," her very first ever. For Live Aid, she's playing in front of a U.S. crowd of over 100,000, with billions more through a live, worldwide audience via satellite exclusively through MTV and affiliate radio stations. Seeing her here, amidst a sea of a mostly white male stage crew (except for her band which, not surprisingly, is racially diverse), she is in complete control, with a razor-sharp focus and confidence in what is about to unfold in a matter of minutes. She'll all business here, not even stopping for a moment to fan out on another legendary gay icon like Bette Midler. This is what a professional looks like, and most certainly what a "star" looks like and whose skyrocketing fame was just beginning. And the live performance she does following this clip is nothing short of gutsy and astonishing given the monumental scope yet seemingly haphazard way this whole event was staged.
That '83-'85 look is my favorite too. She looked hip and fresh without all the hours in the gym and fancy dresses, all of which she did later. But that was her thing; she put on all of these different personas every few years kind of like a female Bowie.
This and nothing crowd wise makes Madonna nervous. She was born for this. We would get nervous. But, she truly feels alive in front of a lot of people. Michael Jackson was the same way.
This is why Madonna is the boss of her career...she makes sure everything is working so can perform for the audience.. she makes every decision when she’s doing world Tours ..if she didn’t Madonna would have a fiasco like Mariah Carey New Years performance 🎭 in 2017..
What are people here complaining about? Lol M and B completely normal greeted each other and then both had to get ready for the stage. What people read into those things is beyond me. This is like 1 minute before a performance and not a meet and greet at tea time. 😂😂
This is the overwhelmingly great decade for music I’m REALLY HOPING I can experience this kind of frenzy and excitement in my lifetime even with the technology now.
@@heyoletsgo9 Ha! Then I guess I must've dreamt her unsmiling business like demeanor and "in charge" body language. Again, nothing wrong with that as she is/was very professional and known for being somewhat of a robot with a ruthless ambition/career drive. That's cold. It's tough to get to the top in the entertainment industry and even tougher staying there. You don't get to achieve this by saying soft and demure. Madonna = hard nosed.
Just to provide further input to this since everyone is talking about how professional she is. She had to be. This one time live event wasn't the same as Live Earth or Live 8. Their rehearsals happened off stage and sound checks we're done impromptu onstage. All of them had to spot corners, props, wirings, and technicians at this time to ensure the performance flows smoothly. Nowadays, that's done prior to the audience being there.
Forty years in and Madonna is about to wrapped up her 80 date Celebration Tour World Tour. She's also gonna play the biggest audience of her career in Rio at Coppacabanna Beach. Five million people expected. Amazing career Madonna!
madonna was nasty to olivia newton john once... and one more time to betty miller... that's ridiculous. what a bitch.... It's so obvious she acted as a bitch here.
You can also see this same behind the scenes footage on Dailymotion video site, but is has the news anchors talking at the same time. She sings Holiday, Into the Groove, and Love Makes the World Go Round that day it's all in that video.
I remember Madonna on stage at live aid And I remember thinking she must’ve been so overheated and sweaty in that pretty outfit because it was super hot and humid that day.
This is the same show where she came pushing through backstage with an entourage and bodyguards. The bodyguards pushed Eric Clapton and a group of other legends aside, saying ‘MOVE! Madonna’s coming through!” To which Clapton apparently replied “You MUST be joking!”
Madonna was the hottest thing in the solar system at that moment in time, I remember....it was her and Michael. Good, im glad a man gets to see what its like to get pushed to the side for a woman for once! Lol 😂 Go Madonna!
Tyson, Madonna kept that same intensity for almost 20 years. Almost unprecedented. Even knkwy, the biggest act in music, Dua Lips asked her to be in her remix
@@tysonb3568 Madonna was a fairly new pop act with only a couple of hits, at the time. The people she disrespected are legends. She’s an asshole. Period.
**...TO THE KIDS WHO WEREN'T THERE...** ...let's give scope on how HUGE Madge was, chart-wise July 1985, while she was twirlin' & swirlin' on the Live Aid stage...(cont.) - "Angel" was in the Top 5, on the Pop charts - "Crazy For You" hit #1 Pop, 2 months earlier (May 12, 1985) - "Gambler" was released in the UK, and getting Club play in the USA - The "Live A Virgin" Album was in the Top 5, & the 1983 "Madonna" Album, Top 30 - "Material Girl" & "Live A Virgin" (singles) were STILL selling & getting Radio play - The "Like a Virgin" Tour, was THE hottest 'Live' ticket in town _ "Into The Groove" was at #2 on the Dance charts, dropping from #1 (for 1 week)... ONE WEEK AGO (then), to "19" from Paul Hardcastle ....and, the "Nud-ie Pix!? ...so WHAT?!" controversy happened, THAT WEEK.....Kids!? ...belieeeeeve me, she was BIG NEWS ....
Yes Autumn Here is Proof Madonna Was Her Own Musical Director Checking the Musicians The Choreography The Sound Not Phased by the Sheer Wordwide Audience Prancing around the Stage Like a big CAT ready to Attack hungry for Fame She Appears like An Established Act tha,ts been in the Business for Years Although in Reality her first Single Lucky Star Was Only Released 6 Months Earlier, And then What A Performance She Smashed it at Live Aid PHILEDELPHIA A Star Was Born And The Gifted Artist She Unveiled that Day Remains Intact!
I don't thing Bette Midler expected Madonna to start chatting and I don't think Bette Midler was intending to chat. They were both about to perform on stage. It was just a quick hello before I introduce you to the world.
Agreed. I'm no Madonna fan...but it looks like she's just taking care of business here before going onstage before 75,000 (...and 1 Billion on TV). Nothing wrong with that. True professional.
As a Madonna fan, I can say I came for the music and stayed for the attitude. In the 80's and 90's her music fit exactly what I loved at the time, post-disco pop, funk. She had some pretty amazing ballads too (Live to Tell). She wrote her own songs and worked with the most cutting edge producers to get the sound she wanted. But if you don't like her music, fair enough. As a woman, I loved her style and it was so refreshing to finally see a woman take full control of her career and rise to the top from her own merit and extraordinary hard work. She was never anyone's puppet. She challenged America's hypocrisy on sexism, racism and homophobia through her way of being and her music videos. For example, watch, "Madonna Nightline Interview December 3, 1990". She wasn't afraid to go into the trenches and take all the push back. Whether it was always sincere or not, who knows, but she mastered her craft and knew exactly how to get people's attention to have a decades long career. She never half-assed anything. She has made great music, music videos, and very theatrical live performances that had a message. She's just a great example of the amount of success you have in life is equal to the amount of work you put it. Many women after her have tried but haven't come close to her success.
Nicole Alessi just a shame she’s ended up how she has. Old, plastic and totally batty. We all get old sadly but she’d have been better off staying natural.
Yes, they're all their own stage managers, down to the microphone cords and the placement of the tambourine. My recollection is that LiveAid was noteworthy for being mismanaged once underway. Schedule fell apart.
This is one of my favorite footage videos of M. I know she got flack for brushing Bette off, but I didn't see it as bitchy. She was totally stressed out. Madonna was on a new pop pedestal at the time. So much of the success of this performance could make or break her future as a performer and artist. Of course, she nailed it. She always does.
Mark is totally right, one might think 'bitchy' because of her myopic-focus on the pre-concert preparations and appearing to be short at times addressing people. But consider all the factors, none of the talent was playing on THEIR OWN stage that day, it was a one-size-fits-all community layout of stage & equipment. Secondly, ALL eyes are on this concert, worldwide, so you didn't want to mess up. I'm kind of neutral on Madonna in general, BUT she overwhelmingly showed how a 'professional' performs on that historic day, period.
I believe reading that Live Aid was Madonna's first live performance in a scale like that. She was even told to use a jacket to avoid "exposure" as she was fresh from the Playboy photo scandal. I can imagine the amount of stress she had trying to make it real good. People here saying she dissed Bette Midler, not it wasnt that way. She was too concentrated, too involved for her performance.
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She wasn't rude to Bette at all. She was focused on her thing, it was 5 minutes to the show, she was checking everything, making sure everything was good, like the hard working perfectionist she is. This is why Madonna is Madonna, she was involved in every single detail.
in front of, btw, the largest audience(when including television) that anyone and everyone there had ever appeared before. Of course you are going to want to have your shit together right before the curtain opens.
@@gozorak exactly!
I was in that crowd at age 17, somewhere screen left at 1:42. I just graduated high school the previous month and it ended up being one of the best summers of my life and this concert was a big part. My friends and I weren’t really Madonna fans (we were there mostly for Zeppelin), but she did one hell of a job. Great seeing Bill Graham on stage too. Brings back unforgettable memories all these decades later!
LUCKY you!!:)
I was almost same age watching this live on TV in Japan
Wow! That’s awesome! My buddy had a huge party for the concert we had all just graduated the year before 1984. Great times! That’s incredible you got to see it live!👍🤙🍻
@@markrosenquist8259 I remember the crowd all started chanting “take it off” because her nudes were just published in Playboy and Penthouse. She responded with a confident “I’m not taking off shit today!” If anything, she must have been roasting in her heavy outfit in that heat
@@bradforddillman7671 Ha! Yeah I remember when those came out. Yeah she must’ve been dying with all of those clothes on, if I remember right there was a heat wave in Philly during that show.
footage like this is really what makes RUclips so amazing. ❤️
SOOO TRUEE
Completely ❤️
True like a time machine
My sentiments éxactly..I❤️watching rare unseen footage, particularly on my Madge 👌
So true 👍
Madonna wasn’t just the artist, she was in control and in charge of everything. I can’t picture artists like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and all of the others in that group going to that extent. They probably don’t even know the names of the equipment used the way Madonna does.
This IS NOT Madonna acting like a "diva" its a true artist being a PROFESSIONAL BOSS. she's so young in her career but she is in charge and in command. Totally focused. Really love the work ethic.
More like some amateur stage manager doing her first show in a high school.
@@marguskiis7711 if that's what you call performing for Live Aid 🤔😂
@@marguskiis7711 nope she is a boss not like you.
💛💛.
I don’t think she was being a diva or professional. She was young and a bit nervous ahead of the biggest gig of her life at the time. She was flitting about checking things that didn’t need checking. I’ve been backstage many times. It was just nervous energy, no big deal. Bette, being older and more experienced, just stood there quietly composing herself. Madonna’s handshake wasn’t disrespectful, both artists were just focused on what came next.
Think about this people. This was the first time Madonna would be in front of a massive crowd this big. She still had the smartness to focus on every detail and tell the people running the stage to do specific things to avoid mistakes. That is what you call a true boss at the age of 27. Also, at 1:18 Madonna talks to her brother in the green t-shirt with the white towel on his shoulder.
Not just a huge show, but a huge timeframe in modern music history. For those who lived through that stretch of time know exactly what it was like.
It’s clear from this footage that Madonna is a professional, she’s very polite with everyone working backstage. I love how she graciously shakes Bette Midler’s hand to get her to stop shouting at her 😂
Imagine you're trying to coordinate a million different things right before performing in the front of the biggest crowd of your life on the most watched music event in human history. She was actually quite calm and professional.
Some of the comments here are clueless. It’s 5 mins to showtime. Madonna is working, not blowing Middler off, but being a professional
people love to pit one woman against another. Why is this the case?
Even if Madonna blew Bette Midler off...(which she didn't)...it'd be no bad thing. There've been many, many documented instances of Bette Midler being cold, dismissive and downright rude to fans, other Entertainers and Stage Crew. So she'd deserve it. Sandra Bernhard talks about this in her Stand Up. And how Bette M was an icon for her till she experienced it first hand. U actually see a glimpse of it as Bette M steps on stage. Her demeanor changes. And the stressed, nervous harridan at 2:30 disappears. To be replaced by the coquettish, grinning chesire cat with a bow in its hair | Don't believe me about Bette M? Simple - Google 'What's Bette Midler like?'
madonna was nasty to olivia newton john once... and one more time to betty miller... that's ridiculous. what a bitch.... It's so obvious she acted as a bitch here.
@@sandersonbr18 why are you copy/pasting the same stupid reply on every comment? And PS it’s Bette Midler... not Betty Miller. 🙄
She was having a stomach trouble. 😁😁😁
Very cool footage. You can really sense the tension and excitement. Love the chaos and spontaneity of it all. Was 20 years old at the time. I really miss that pre-social media era. Thanks for posting.
she was 27 years old...born in 1958
@@alexroman6577 Apologies, I was referring to my age at the time.
Of course we had no idea we were living in a "pre-social media era."
I got to work with Madonna on the American Life video in DTLA. She is an amazing woman and performer and had her daughter Lourdes just off set watching the shoot. One of the crew said she saw my name and was inquiring who I was...so cool..Good times!
She is doing what all artist suppose to do checking everything before do a live concert
Not to mention it was her first live performance after the nude photo scandal and she has said in old interviews she was incredibly nervous.
@@bushwickbaby nude phot isnt a scandal , it was a media milage,
only a few woke/pc people were mad abaout it,,
but us were havin a blast from it
Madonna is in charge as always in every little detail , and in everything she does.
Seing a young Madonna, in a festival setting where she barely has control of the whole thing, surrounded by technicians that all look like truck drivers from Texas, priceless
Bare had control??? She was IN CONTROL
I remember being a kid and watching this on TV. I wish I could go back.
yes kind of 80ies peaktime ... i thought music will be like this original forever
Yeah... N staying there
Even though it looked pretty hectic, Madonna DID shake hands with Bette and even smiled. It's not like Madonna deliberately ignored Bette or snubbed her. Bette Midler patted on Madonna's shoulder and even if Madonna looked really busy she took the time to shake hands with her unless I watched a different video.
Yes very focus and serious to her career even since.
Madonna probably didn’t even know Bette called her name.
Madonna came out with Holiday.... Sounded Disco....and we hated disco!!! DISCO SUCKS DISCO SUX DISCO SEX
PungiFungi she just wrapped up her first tour.. she’s probably just used to people screaming her name haha
But I do agree she probably didn’t hear her
madonna was nasty to olivia newton john once... and one more time to betty miller... that's ridiculous. what a bitch.... It's so obvious she acted as a bitch here.
Those were great times! ❤️ I would do ANYTHING to go back! ❤️
did it used to be your playground?
Here's the thing: Look closely how this footage plays out, in relation to what Madonna's "climate" was like during this period of her career.
This is around the time Madonna's Playboy and Penthouse magazine scandal broke out, and the slut shaming (not exactly the terminology used in 1985) was off the charts. Her second album, "Like A Virgin" has been a global hit, and she just launched the first leg of "The Virgin Tour," her very first ever. For Live Aid, she's playing in front of a U.S. crowd of over 100,000, with billions more through a live, worldwide audience via satellite exclusively through MTV and affiliate radio stations. Seeing her here, amidst a sea of a mostly white male stage crew (except for her band which, not surprisingly, is racially diverse), she is in complete control, with a razor-sharp focus and confidence in what is about to unfold in a matter of minutes. She'll all business here, not even stopping for a moment to fan out on another legendary gay icon like Bette Midler. This is what a professional looks like, and most certainly what a "star" looks like and whose skyrocketing fame was just beginning. And the live performance she does following this clip is nothing short of gutsy and astonishing given the monumental scope yet seemingly haphazard way this whole event was staged.
My favourite Madonna look, it was brief but lovely
You can thank Prince,he designed it for her
I’ve been trying to find this outfit in 2020. Not sure it can be achieved... I have fun looking for matching clothes...
That '83-'85 look is my favorite too. She looked hip and fresh without all the hours in the gym and fancy dresses, all of which she did later. But that was her thing; she put on all of these different personas every few years kind of like a female Bowie.
lil' pump natural is always best she looks foul now so much nip and tuck done.
Apart from the "white socks & stilettos" she looked good.
I loved the backup dancers Michael and Lyndon and will always have a place in my heart ❤️
And Paul Pesco for me---yum!!!
@@marka.5135 definitely and James Harrah too!
@@marka.5135He looks so hot 🔥
Damn this is amazing footage! Madonna is on point and a professional!
dont know how she can be so calm, theres like a million people there
I dont know how she can wear long sleeves. Its was crazy hot that day.
It's just a playback, John...
@@phillywhateverguy most of the artist were rugged up. In the crowd it would have been damn hot. Im from Australia. 45degrees is hot lol😂
Calm? She was all over the place. She looked nervous to me.
This and nothing crowd wise makes Madonna nervous. She was born for this. We would get nervous. But, she truly feels alive in front of a lot of people. Michael Jackson was the same way.
She is a person in control with the chaos around her.
This is why Madonna is the boss of her career...she makes sure everything is working so can perform for the audience.. she makes every decision when she’s doing world Tours ..if she didn’t Madonna would have a fiasco like Mariah Carey New Years performance 🎭 in 2017..
What was amazing is how they did this all day. Getting one band off and putting another band on .
Live Aid 1985 was the performance that sent Madonna into Superstardom.
I can still remember this day and what I was doing so clearly. Great time
What are people here complaining about? Lol M and B completely normal greeted each other and then both had to get ready for the stage. What people read into those things is beyond me. This is like 1 minute before a performance and not a meet and greet at tea time. 😂😂
Ya , for sure.
There was nothing normal there. Unless you're a bitch.
This is the overwhelmingly great decade for music
I’m REALLY HOPING I can experience this kind of frenzy and excitement in my lifetime even with the technology now.
A cold professional at work. And that's not meant negatively. This woman is tough and all business.
none of the interactions shown in this video were cold - none
@@heyoletsgo9
Ha! Then I guess I must've dreamt her unsmiling business like demeanor and "in charge" body language. Again, nothing wrong with that as she is/was very professional and known for being somewhat of a robot with a ruthless ambition/career drive. That's cold. It's tough to get to the top in the entertainment industry and even tougher staying there. You don't get to achieve this by saying soft and demure. Madonna = hard nosed.
I remember she was the most anticipated act of Live Aid. It was exciting to see/hear her live. She was all ambition and in control.
I don't know if it's true. I heard they didn't even want her there?
@@user-qc8hs7ww1p Her fans definitely did. She was white friggin hot at this time.
I loved her performance ♥️
Just to provide further input to this since everyone is talking about how professional she is. She had to be. This one time live event wasn't the same as Live Earth or Live 8. Their rehearsals happened off stage and sound checks we're done impromptu onstage. All of them had to spot corners, props, wirings, and technicians at this time to ensure the performance flows smoothly. Nowadays, that's done prior to the audience being there.
Forty years in and Madonna is about to wrapped up her 80 date Celebration Tour World Tour. She's also gonna play the biggest audience of her career in Rio at Coppacabanna Beach. Five million people expected. Amazing career Madonna!
I love me Sum Bette Midler!!...
This was one of them times Madonna was in her serious work modes....
She brought the house down!!💋
madonna was nasty to olivia newton john once... and one more time to betty miller... that's ridiculous. what a bitch.... It's so obvious she acted as a bitch here.
Folks, you are watching a true professional at work here. Long live the Queen!
i reember watching the ENTIRE CONCERT
You can also see this same behind the scenes footage on Dailymotion video site, but is has the news anchors talking at the same time. She sings Holiday, Into the Groove, and Love Makes the World Go Round that day it's all in that video.
My fav performance of her ,her performance of holiday had everything and she gave everything wonderful
It's just awesome that we got to see what they didn't see. Die of envy, audience.
Same
I remember Madonna on stage at live aid And I remember thinking she must’ve been so overheated and sweaty in that pretty outfit because it was super hot and humid that day.
That was the show when some of the greatest artists in the world opened for Queen.
Queen was in London, Madonna was in Philly.
The queen is so involved
I was thinking the same....from the beginning of her career 😍
Eu a amarei ate o fim da vida. Madonna Forever.❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Que bella Madonna hablándoles atodos censillamente en esa época quien lo diría que más adelante fuera toda una divina reina del pop.
The divine miss M ... both of them ... wow
Excellent beautiful amazing sublime inmortal the 80 AMAZING RULES 🎼 🥁 💫 🙏 💫 🎶 🎵
This is the same show where she came pushing through backstage with an entourage and bodyguards. The bodyguards pushed Eric Clapton and a group of other legends aside, saying ‘MOVE! Madonna’s coming through!” To which Clapton apparently replied “You MUST be joking!”
Eric Clapton is a racist clown.
Madonna was the hottest thing in the solar system at that moment in time, I remember....it was her and Michael.
Good, im glad a man gets to see what its like to get pushed to the side for a woman for once! Lol 😂
Go Madonna!
Tyson, Madonna kept that same intensity for almost 20 years. Almost unprecedented. Even knkwy, the biggest act in music, Dua Lips asked her to be in her remix
@@tysonb3568 Madonna was a fairly new pop act with only a couple of hits, at the time. The people she disrespected are legends. She’s an asshole. Period.
sexist garbage...
The Good old days when Madonna was amazing not forgetting Bette Middler❤️
What a cool stage and atmosphere
I sure miss the 1980's.
Raríssimo esse vídeo. Gostei de assistir.
She is the best!!
The Queen of Pop 👑
WOW Great footage of MADONNA
The Good Old Days of the 80´s, I Was in my Mid 20´s then.
2020 still watching...
I met her years ago in boston while i worked at the four seasons hotel she was actually quite nice
That's so cool you got to meet her. I hope to meet her one day
Boss lady commanding the oldskool rodies on how to set up a propper 80's stage!
That Madonna would hate what Madonna has become.
Muy hermosa Madonna con ese look. Saludos desde Colombia en 2020
Queen of Pop👑❤️
Mujer fuerte!!! Cuanto la admiro❤
**...TO THE KIDS WHO WEREN'T THERE...** ...let's give scope on how HUGE Madge was, chart-wise July 1985, while she was twirlin' & swirlin' on the Live Aid stage...(cont.)
- "Angel" was in the Top 5, on the Pop charts
- "Crazy For You" hit #1 Pop, 2 months earlier (May 12, 1985)
- "Gambler" was released in the UK, and getting Club play in the USA
- The "Live A Virgin" Album was in the Top 5, & the 1983 "Madonna" Album, Top 30
- "Material Girl" & "Live A Virgin" (singles) were STILL selling & getting Radio play
- The "Like a Virgin" Tour, was THE hottest 'Live' ticket in town
_ "Into The Groove" was at #2 on the Dance charts, dropping from #1 (for 1 week)... ONE WEEK AGO (then), to "19" from Paul Hardcastle
....and, the "Nud-ie Pix!? ...so WHAT?!" controversy happened, THAT WEEK.....Kids!? ...belieeeeeve me, she was BIG NEWS ....
I love the way Madonna is getting ready for the performance.
Literally was made for this
Hermosa Madonna
I love how Bette struts out on stage ;D
Madona for President
Me hubiese gustado estar en ese concierto, pues allí se presentaron verdaderos artistas.
Love her. Till the end.
Queen was a queen of a night really
Midler still looked good then. Now, the wall got her decades ago. ⏰ 🔥
Yes Autumn Here is Proof Madonna Was Her Own Musical Director Checking the Musicians The Choreography The Sound Not Phased by the Sheer Wordwide Audience Prancing around the Stage Like a big CAT ready to Attack hungry for Fame She Appears like An Established Act tha,ts been in the Business for Years Although in Reality her first Single Lucky Star Was Only Released 6 Months Earlier, And then What A Performance She Smashed it at Live Aid PHILEDELPHIA A Star Was Born And The Gifted Artist She Unveiled that Day Remains Intact!
Back when we really lived in a free world
Not the people in the Soviet Union though... my parents do not even know what live Aid is or was because apparently it was not broadcasted there...
I don't thing Bette Midler expected Madonna to start chatting and I don't think Bette Midler was intending to chat. They were both about to perform on stage. It was just a quick hello before I introduce you to the world.
Agreed. I'm no Madonna fan...but it looks like she's just taking care of business here before going onstage before 75,000 (...and 1 Billion on TV). Nothing wrong with that. True professional.
Agree
queen of pop
@yes Of course.Freemasons and reptylians.Bats in the hair and cats for dinner.Have a nice day.
Auténtica profesional Madonna .
La más grande. Vaya concierto.
For the life of me- I still can't phathom what people loved so much about Madona.
Yet you’re on here watching Madonna videos
@@Mania28 Just jumping around----Care to offer an opinion.
*fathom
As a Madonna fan, I can say I came for the music and stayed for the attitude. In the 80's and 90's her music fit exactly what I loved at the time, post-disco pop, funk. She had some pretty amazing ballads too (Live to Tell). She wrote her own songs and worked with the most cutting edge producers to get the sound she wanted. But if you don't like her music, fair enough. As a woman, I loved her style and it was so refreshing to finally see a woman take full control of her career and rise to the top from her own merit and extraordinary hard work. She was never anyone's puppet. She challenged America's hypocrisy on sexism, racism and homophobia through her way of being and her music videos. For example, watch, "Madonna Nightline Interview December 3, 1990". She wasn't afraid to go into the trenches and take all the push back. Whether it was always sincere or not, who knows, but she mastered her craft and knew exactly how to get people's attention to have a decades long career. She never half-assed anything. She has made great music, music videos, and very theatrical live performances that had a message. She's just a great example of the amount of success you have in life is equal to the amount of work you put it. Many women after her have tried but haven't come close to her success.
Nicole Alessi just a shame she’s ended up how she has. Old, plastic and totally batty. We all get old sadly but she’d have been better off staying natural.
Very profesional and attending details, that's was the key....
The divine miss M
Madonna looks like some stage manager here.
Yes, they're all their own stage managers, down to the microphone cords and the placement of the tambourine. My recollection is that LiveAid was noteworthy for being mismanaged once underway. Schedule fell apart.
MADONNA NOT TOO BUSY TO SAY HI TO BETT MIDDLER.. I LOVE BETT TOO!
This is one of my favorite footage videos of M. I know she got flack for brushing Bette off, but I didn't see it as bitchy. She was totally stressed out.
Madonna was on a new pop pedestal at the time. So much of the success of this performance could make or break her future as a performer and artist.
Of course, she nailed it. She always does.
People definitely weren't there to see Bette Midler. No wonder she got brushed off. Madonna's like out of my way minion.
Mark is totally right, one might think 'bitchy' because of her myopic-focus on the pre-concert preparations and appearing to be short at times addressing people. But consider all the factors, none of the talent was playing on THEIR OWN stage that day, it was a one-size-fits-all community layout of stage & equipment. Secondly, ALL eyes are on this concert, worldwide, so you didn't want to mess up. I'm kind of neutral on Madonna in general, BUT she overwhelmingly showed how a 'professional' performs on that historic day, period.
I believe reading that Live Aid was Madonna's first live performance in a scale like that. She was even told to use a jacket to avoid "exposure" as she was fresh from the Playboy photo scandal. I can imagine the amount of stress she had trying to make it real good. People here saying she dissed Bette Midler, not it wasnt that way. She was too concentrated, too involved for her performance.
@@rerrpr she didnt diss Bette,she shook her hand.
@@martinanugent5045 That is what I meant :)
The Queen
She was focusing on her performance. Bette was just in the way
Whitney and Madonna are my top two
Классная Мадонна в молодости!
Nothing to complain about, normal stage set up.
Holy shit...I was 5 months old at this time
My mom too
Total chaos back stage!
yes I like and Love her
Bette Midler says hii to Madonna
Wonderfull
The Queen July 2020.
The Queen!
Coolest, great🌶️💖💥
Flawless...
Bette was like "B!tch you gonna speak!" Lol