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Its funny because they werent big in the US but lately i stumbled upon this song and SO curious how M would've been on this song. Obviously they wrote it for the movie so her lyrics would've been different but the music is soooo good

Apparently she heard the song and then told Orbit that he should have offered the song to her.
Was this just a rumor?
 
I think it would have been great if it was a Madonna single.
Orbit didn't really shine on Music. Amazing was ROL/BS wannabe, while Runaway Lover definitely was  a good song that fitted the new sound created by Mirwais.
However, Pure Shores was amazing. It evoked ROL album, but felt fresh and different at the same time. It was written by William Orbit and  Shaznay Lewis (All Saints memeber). Produced only by Orbit.
Madonna should have invited Shaznay Lewis to work together with Orbit on Music songs.

Agree.
I am not against covers, but she always chooses boring songs. 

She actually could have been good in Chicago. In other movies definitely not.
Let's face it,  a successful movie doesn't mean a successful acting. The Matrix could have been a hit with Madonna, but she would have been a stiff Dita with some awkward accent. 
BTW I think she only wanted to act in Chicago. They didn't offer her any role.

She was bad in Shanghai Surprise, not just the movie itself.
WTG is one of those cute comedy movies. It is mediocre, like Madonna's acting, but people gave it too much hate, considering there were many similar movies in the 80s. It is one of those fun movies where I don't care about the acting. It is a comedy, so nobody should expect actors to deliver some Oscar level acting. Worse comedy movies are done these days and aren't dragged for bad quality.

Also, Madonna has a problem with someone else telling her what to do. And when she listens, like in Evita, she is good.
If you didn't notice, she played pretty much the same characters. Young, sexy, cool... You can't be an actress and stick to the same roles that show how pretty you can be. 
There was a rumor she was insulted when Britney asked her to play her mother.

It is the truth. It is a silly movie that has a cult status. It is basic, but we usually talk about Madonna being good in it and not the quality of the movie.

I used the word rumor. It could have been true. 

She doesn't need to talk in music videos, just posing + very minimum acting for a few seconds.
Whereas movie requires actor to act/speak along with emotion in order to portray characters in stories i.e. acting someone else.
When Meryl Streep acts, I see Madeline Ashton / Miranda Priestly / Julia Child and not Meryl Streep herself. There is a reason she received countless acting awards / nomination.
Sadly M couldn't master the art of playing someone else.
Every character that she had played in the movie is just another Madonna.
Since Evita doesn't need to talk much and it's all about singing/dancing/posing + minimum acting, hence M was able to excel it well. If it wasn't a musical, Evita would be in serious trouble.

Agree.
I am not against covers, but she always chooses boring songs. 

Agree.
I am not against covers, but she always chooses boring songs. 

Cover versions have got to go. I hate every time she stands up there on stage and wastes precious space on a set list to do a cover song. It's boring. She has enough in her catalogue that she can work through, but it's her show and if she feels her own songs can't fill that gap, that's her right. 
 

Firstly, may George, our patron gay saint of pop, rest in eternal peace. I will never stop adoring this talented soul.
Secondly, George was entitled to his opinion, which is more credible than any of ours, given his status as her peer.
Thirdly, as spectacular a pop culture moment as the kiss was, I do get what he meant and he had a point.
 

Nothing Really Matters Where's the Party?/Everybody Into the Groove Burning Up (on Electric Guitar) Open Your Heart Holiday/Celebration Live to Tell Like a Prayer/Unholy Act of Contrition (Interlude) Erotica/Papa Don't Preach Hung Up on Tokischa/Gimme Gimme Gimme Bad Girl (on Piano) Up-Down Suite/Vogue (Ballroom Scene) Veni Vidi Vici (Interlude) What it Feels Like For a Girl The Beast Within/Justify My Love Die Another Day Don't Tell Me/Ring of Fire Promise to Try I Don't Search, I Find (Interlude) Survival/I Will Survive  Human Nature (with mashup elements of Sorry) Another Suitcase in Another Hall Sactuary (Interlude) Bedtime Story Ray of Light (Ultra Violet Mix) Take a Bow *(or Rain, or Frozen) Like a Virgin/Thriller Causing a Commotion La Isla Bonita  Bitch I'm Madonna Express Yourself

Madonna did it before. Usually there were screens that weren't part of the show, but were next to the stage to show what is happening on the stage to people who are far away. A standard for a concert of any artist.
Madonna did this on WTG tour (a screen on stage) and she also had screens next to the stage for people who are far away which showed the entire show.
 

Maybe I am nitpicking as a fan, but I would give it the highest score.  
Some big hits (EY, LAP and Music) should definitely have been in the final section.

MDNA tour and RHT weren't polished to you?  

The show definitely needs more video backgrounds, especially the opening. It is kind of cheap and weird to have the screens on stage  to show what is happening on stage. They are usually on the sides of stage.  Some performances are cool with that, but some definitely need proper visuals. The costumes are a mixed bag. The ROL costume is brilliant, but it evokes Beyonce. The negligee is too casual. Too many corsets. The look during the 80s segment was cool, but it could have been more daring - something like a jacket or a blazer with vivid colors that evoke The Virgin Tour costume. The costumes of dancers are also a mixed bag. Some dancers looked very tacky and out of place. Some songs need a band. Everybody is brilliant. That background and choreography are fantastic. The use of flashlights isn't something new, perhaps even Madonna used it before, but it works so well on stage. Those synths on Into The Groove are great, but different lyrics are a bad choice for general public and even fans. In general, the 80s section is great. She teases general public but doesn't deliver (Papa Don't Preach). Some stuff were unnecessary like Tokischa, too much of Bob. Bob's presence does work at some parts, but it is unnecessary during that Fever intro (it should have been Madonna) and Vogue. Live to Tell was brilliant. I didn't expect her to top the Confessions tour performance. And the use of In This Life  as an intro was an excellent idea.  The show is maybe too chronological at some parts. Performing too many iconic 80s stuff at the start is a bad idea. Maybe she wants to show her evolution as an artist, but doing the most iconic songs for the final segment wouldn't ruin the concept.  I is fun that she mixed Erotica and Hard Candy visuals,  but the sex  section was kind of boring at moments. Justify My Love should have been performed in original form (or Orbit remix) or at least been a part of Erotica or performed. It is just too gloomy for general public and even fans. Lasers during Erotica were so cool. Many songs are very similar to the original versions and that is great, but some songs needed a reinvention (Nothing Really Matters, The Beast Within). On the other hand,  songs like Justify My Love, Ray of Light, Like a Prayer didn't really need a reinvention or to be performed in a remixed form. It was a perfect opportunity to use the original Like a Prayer version. And I am not sure of general public enjoys that remix of Ray of Light. I am disappointed with Vogue. It isn't horrible or unimaginative as that S&S performance (cool remix though), but with that intro and Ballroom part it doesn't seem like a priority. It was too casual. Also, singing Vogue with a mic is always a bad idea (she pulled it off on Madame X). And Bob... That piano intro before Bad Girl could have been an instrumental of This Used To Be My Playground. Simple as that. Instead of using her own songs as elements, she focused too much of music of other artists. It was too easy to add elements of Causing a Commotion to Into the Groove, Bye Bye Baby to Erotica, Survival to Human Nature... I mean, come on. Bedtime Story with that cube and projection of her on it was spectacular, but I wish there were new surreal visuals on screens on stage or at least scenes from the original video. The final song should have been Music with elements of  GMAYL and Bitch I'm Madonna. Elements of Celebration could have been an intro for Everybody. Like a Virgin wouldn't have been out of place if she performed some 80s classics like Express Yourself or Lucky Star after it. Also, it was unnecessary to be a mash up or a tribute.   

I didn't say she didn't look good. It worked for some performances, but others would have been better with proper visuals.
I guess this is the thing for this tour, considering she always likes to do something different. Seeing it during a concert is certainly a different experience. Maybe I will like some stuff when the DVD gets released.
Anyway, I can't imagine performances like Future Lovers on the Confessions Tour with that approach. 
 

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Actually, some performances have video background and I agree that other ones should have had too.
Some songs definitely need a band.
I wouldn't call any of Madonna's openings tacky, but Iconic was awkward in some way.
Nothing Really Matters is too simple. It definitely needs video backdrops and a few dancers. 
It looks like a performance on a TV show or some music festival. And that ring is tacky.
 

Great picture