@ffelipexd an obvious homage as she is performing it at the oscars. marilyn got her image from other people before her as well. however this one madonna even labels as her "marilyn monroe phase". this is the kind of credit certain other "singers" of today refuse to give. sigh. some people should not be allowed to comment at all.
@Kenmorfdublin - I'm teh first one to slag off Madonna for lip-syncing. I thought teh Super Bowl performance was a joke. But this is ABSOLOUTELY NOT lip-synced. Performers singing nominations for Best Song don't mime.
To about real entertainment, this performance is actually pretty boring. But it's seductive and sensual that's why people loved it. I bet a lot of men watching her on this night had a BONER during this entire performance.
I'll be the first to admit that Madonna is far from being a true original. And having been a true fan since '82, it almost sounds like a slap in the face. Now, let's just say that if imitiation is the sincerest form of flattery, then she definitely succeeds in this performance. She truly does capture the "look" and moves of vintage Marilyn. And to think she's doing this in front of Academy members who may have actually MET Marilyn, I'd say that's pretty damn bold!
@JimmBailey It's not boldness, when it's THIS obvious (you can't just "imitate" such an iconic figure; it would be like claiming that drag queens are Cher wannabes :-) and this toungue-in-cheek, then it's not an imitation, it's simply an homage.
grandiosa presentacion de madonna en el oscar de 1990, es la mejor de todas las presentaciones musicales en el oscar, cada vez mas aburrido, es bueno recordar a la reina , haciendo recordar los tiempos de rita haywort, maravillosa
@MyFistFullOfDollars Marilyn didn't have such as long and successful career as Madonna though. Marilyn may have been around before Madonna but before Marilyn there was Jean Harlow and Mae West. Madonna has done far more than Marilyn ever did.
@TheSolitaryHeart Marilyn didn't try to sleep with men just to gain her popularity. Madonna did. She had serveral sexual relationships before she was famous. Marilyn started as this modest sweet 16 year old country girl. All of what Marilyn was during her life was the pressure that hollywood put upon her. She wanted to be belong to something, that's why she had no choice but to accept it. Everyone was envious of her even those starts you mentioned. Don't you wonder why many still copy her today.
@MyFistFullOfDollars marilyn monroe was fat average 60's trick. ain't nothing special in my book. she's dead and only old fogey's reminiscing about the good old days are missing her :)
@ChesterDoraemon Yeah, and that's why they just made two movies about her, one of which was nominated for golden globes and academy awards, her image is a legendary icon, and she is copied by many celebrities (even Madonna here in this very video),. Ask almost any female celebrity who their idols are, and Marilyn will almost always be on the list (including Madonna). Almost everything Madonna has done was done before, she just copies it and makes it mainstream, ignorant people don't know that.
@MyFistFullOfDollars Marilyn was just trailer park white trash. Madonna has european italian and french facial features that distinguish her from pure redneck filth.
This Performance 1990-91 (I don't really know well)
Madonna did not copied anything about Marilyn -.-
Madonna wasn't even active as a singer when Marilyn was alive! Marilyn is such an ICON and she let a HUGE mark in this world. This is more like a tribute to Marilyn than any other thing! A lot of female stars do it because I don't think that we will ever see another HUGE female star like Marilyn!
@MyFistFullOfDollars Madonna seriously is sexy. Here she is imitating Marilyn to a great degree, that is where it may seem hard, but still, she did a great job. Marilyn is an icon. Everyone knows her face and name. Her name equates with sex and being sexy. Madonna realizes this. Whenever anyone wants to emulate something they refer to what they think is ideal. Well except for me, I just look in the mirror. LOL j/k.
@odonodaverdadequedoi "Worse" than this?? I've always thought this was arguably her best live performance. For Madonna it's actually pretty flawless. Especially for that period, because admittedly she did improve over the years, but back then... I still can't quite believe she pulled it off this well.
I don't like her singing here, she's basically just screaming the higher notes. It's still a lovely perfomance, very entertaining. And as Madonna said in interviews back then she modelled her look and performance on Mae West and not Marilyn Monroe. People really don't know anything about the Studio Era anymore.
@MegaPatriot123 You're a fucking idiot since ALL the critics said this was one of the best Academy Awards performances ever. The composer of this song, the great Stephen Sondhiem, said she did a masterful job, vocally.
@cowgirlamy1 I think her best asset is being able to market herself. If you think I'm wrong play this again and don't watch it just listen. It hurt my ears. I use to teach music so I know a thing or two about voice.
@MegaPatriot123 Riiiight. You're a music teacher. hmmm mmmm. Well, I'll take it from actual critics and the great Stephen Sondheim who all universally praised Madonna's vocal performance here. Maybe you were just a crappy teacher?
God I love this so much. It's so much fun and she looks amazing. No matter what anyone says about Madonna, they cannot deny she knows how to put on a show and keep all eyes on her!
What is up with haters? can't handle the fact that madonna is a legend?
Its no fucking secret that this was inspired by marilyn monroe, and Madonna LOVED her thats why material girl was a remake of diamonds are a girls best friend, now Madonna PAID full credit to Marilyn. Unlike Stefani (GAGA) who steals her way through success & NO! i dont mean madonna only i also mean grace jones, cher and all the legends.
Say whatever you want about Madonna as an artist or public figure, this performance was a total fail vocally. This is about the level of Rihanna's vocals when she was 17, and Gaga's never been this pathetic in the fourth octave.
@Astariel2525 You mean to say copycat Gaga has never sounded this good. Not that anyone cares about Gaga any longer, since she's already been left behind by people like Adele and Kate Perry.
Madonna doesn't know what vibrato is here. It's really sad if Katy Perry's live vocals are better than yours. Anybody can lower their larynx to make a bigger sound and sing somewhat in tune. Here Madonna strains harder than Christina Aguilera on a B4.
@Astariel2525 Now that everyone is so accustomed to hearing vocals autotuned to hell and back, they've forgotten that a real voice is imperfect, and no this is not a flawless vocal performance. She's one of the most important cultural icons EVER and all you can do is dissect this one stupid performance out of thirty years of performances, and throw around all kinds of technical terms to make yourself look like an expert.
@Astariel2525 Who the fuck cares about octaves and vibratos? Just because a singer isn't perfect note for note doesn't mean they can't sing. I see you're from the American Idol school of thought..The idea that vocals have to be perfect pitch for pitch with no regard for PERSONALITY, STAR POWER, and PRESENCE which Madonna has in spades. She's MADONNA and without her you wouldn't have that ugly cunt in the featured video on your profile, so show some respect.
@Candyfan993 Please don't listen to that idiot. If that thing thinks Gaga has a great voice then you gotta just laugh. Gaga has a soulless, generic voice. Gaga has never and can't ever give a vocal performance like Madonna does here on her best day. Madonna's voice is awesome. Perfect? No but very very good. That idiot can't even throw around the correct techincal terms anyway. LOL.
@Candyfan993 Exactly, not only that there is more to music than just technique. its like saying jackson pollock was talentless because he didnt paint landscapes and watercolours. most people who like gaga are philistines and know nothing of the creative process. and it works for gaga, she basically feeds their delusions with all this little monster shit, which is a load of bs
@Astariel2525 Well this is a Madonna video after all, and most of the people that watch it are Madonna fans, so naturally most of us disagree with you. Say what you will about her, it wouldn't be the first time she was criticized, but at the end of the day her status as a living legend speaks for itself, as does the fact that she's still the benchmark by which all the other girls are measured.
@Astariel2525 You're using the wrong approach. Madonna is neither a naturally talented nor trained singer. She can do fine (provided she's sitting down), but everybody (including herself) knows she's not to be compared to artists with a proper vocal range. You have to compare her live performances of that period with this one and at that point you'll see that this was actually top-notch, it really was. The way she delivered the final lines makes up for any flaws you can list.
@cowfman Madonna is plenty talented vocally. She isn't a big voiced singer, that is where everyone makes the mistake trying to dissect her voice. She is a medium voiced singer who can sing in a big voice if she wants to. She actually has a very decent range. Stephen Sondheim ( who wrote this song) said she is a very underrated vocalist ( as did David Foster).
@Astariel2525 Spare us your biased bullshit regarding Madonna. As far as Gaga goes, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Adele and Taylor Swift all have left Gaga in the fucking dust. Nobody gives a shit about Gaga anymore. She has jumped the shark. She has waaaaaay overdone it and everyone is sick of her. It is laughable you even bring Gaga and her autotuned boring ass voice into this equation...
@hidalgo699 Lady gaga is so fake its beyond serious, i mean, she doesnt even use her own name. and we dont really know what she looks like. At least madonna isnt afraid to be herself
@Astariel2525 Thats probably because at the age of 17 Rihana was probably copying madonnna, but then she still does just like gaga, et, al and who gives a fuck about octaves seriously. its like saying you would only buy a mercedes because the engine looks nice. Is rather listen to an average voiced madonna, than some glass shattering bore
Billy Crystal was the host of this Oscar and it was Madonna's first appearance on this awards also Billy was the host in 1997 when Madonna sang You must love me and also he was the host in 1998 when Madonna went to present the award for Best Orignial Song, now in 2012 Billy is gonna be the host and Madonna is gonna be there to promote her movie W.E. SO COOL
Wow, Madonna's incredibly talented and very courageous to sing live at the Oscar. Even Renee Zellweger decided to back down on performing live at the Oscar for her Chicago nominated song.
You're making a fool of yourself. Truth is, Madonna is channeling Jayne Mansfield way MORE than Monroe here! LOL.. This performance is EPIC.
Unlike Gaga who just COPIES, END OF, Madonna takes someone else's imagery (like Monroe's) & turns such image on its head & makes it entirely different. That's ARTISTRY. Her Monroe (or Harlowe-esque) image has since become a symbol of empowered female sexuality, self-aware & self-exultant instead of Monroe's subservient victim bombshell
@brushpicks23 hahaha you are a liar! Madonna's has SMALL tits-MANSFIELD HAD HUGE TITS!! Go look at the "madonna is a copy paste queen of rip offs list" and scroll down to the side by side Jayne with Madonna-it is like a boy next to real, buxom woman. Madonna's got ugly lat and triceps here and this ENTIRE ROUTINE-the costume, the moves-IS STOLEN-COPY PASTE! WAKE THE FUCK UP UP. A COPY IS A COPY! and madonna has really small tits.
You base "copying" on the size of tits??? Brains, meet TheArsenalgooner! Hahaha
Listen:
Mansfield/Monroe are NOT pop stars but moviestars. Madonna appropriates their imagery AS A POP STAR in the pop music milieu and THEN add crucial elements that thereby TRANSFORM the appropriated imagery into something FRESH & NEW. That's Madonna's art. Get it? Maybe u couldn't! LOL
Besides, Monroe & Mansfield themselves were PATTERNED after Jean Harlow!
From The Eye Roller: "Besides "Material Girl" video, Madonna copied Marilyn Monroe's appearance at "How To Marry A Millionaire" première when she performed at the 1991 Oscars which was also a rip off of Marilyn from start to finish; copied many MM photos in April 1991 issue of Vanity Fair; copied one of MM's looks in "Bus Stop" on Truth Or Dare posters (aka In Bed With Madonna);
Oh.. you seem so much a superficial observer of pop culture (if you did ANY observation at all! U just latch on to what a website says, eh? LOL) and can't quite grasp the nature of Madonna's work & the ALL-ORIGINAL impact & influence she's had in pop culture or culture in general. Or in ART. YT is too limited a place 2 tutor u.
But rest assured, those who grasp what's going on think quite differently from you. In fact, Monroe's estate can't quite THANK Madonna enough ;)
@brushpicks23 yeah, right in your dreams. nothing you said made any sense. When you are RIPPING off THE EXACT WORK of close to THIRTY different people and another 30 odd people you look VERY close to THAT IS CALLED A RIP OFF-NOT A TRIBUTE. Madonna's impact as been slut culture, hardcore porn going mainstream, chicks with bodies like guys with narrow hips and small tits (see above), hater culture and greed. THAT'S NOT ART THAT IS CAPITALISM.
Hahah.. Of course, I won't make sense to you coz you have no sense to begin with! Hahaha
But, sorry for you, Madonna is already a mega LEGEND OF LEGENDS with ONLY the Beatles and Elvis belonging to her level. ALL pop-- no, make that MUSIC-- stars now are doing things according to what SHE established. BAR NONE.
And yes, she IS capitalism.. The best to fuse ART and CAPITALISM..and those who can't work out capitalism are the ones ANGRY about it. LOL
@brushpicks23 Madonna copied MM's April 1952 Life Magazine cover in a scene from Who's That Girl; copied MM riding a circus elephant (same exact costume) in a Japanese TV commercial; copied 1960s MM in Hard Candy promotional photos.
Copying the same star on and off for 25 years is called a RIP OFF, NOT a tribute, NOT an inspiration."
Copying the same star on and off for 25 years is called a RIP OFF, NOT a tribute, NOT an inspiration."
@TheArsenalgooner Wow, you're so smart! You've noticed how Marilyn Monroe was one of the biggest influences in Madonna's career! I didn't know that the "Material Girl" video was based upon a scene on the classic and eternal movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"! I can't believe it! And you will have noticed as well that most of the times Madonna has been influenced by the movies, particularly the classics of Hollywood's Golden Age. It's actually no secret. It is something she has always admitted.
Copying the same stars on and off for 25 years is called a RIP OFF, NOT a tribute, NOT an "INFLUENCE." Google Madonna is a copy paste. and wtf? she has the shittiest body. It looks like a man in drag.
@TheArsenalgooner When you figure revolves around a concept, that concept is always there in your work. Any artist works this way: “pick up and adapt”. Madonna has always done that and I’ll tell you more, if instead of listing the times she has “copied” (as you say) you stopped to watch what she started and created, you would understand why for 30 years her relevance has continued intact. No fraud survives more than 30 years, time is the best judge... She became gold.
@RushyOverhill "No fraud survives more than 30 years" sorry, you just proved you know nothing about the media, history or pop culture. frauds always survive. my children will never have heard of her when they are of record buying age. she'll be a wizened, hunched cabaret monstrosity.
Your understanding of pop culture and art is BREATHTAKINGLY next to zero.. and your using the microscopic and skewed "knowledge" or "understanding" you have as arguments proves that a little knowledge goes a long way in making fools out of one. So, REALLY try to understand things first so u can begin making urself less of a fool..
COPY-PASTE? THAT'D BE THE STALKER GAGA, the most flagrant Madonna WANNABE. Oh, well.. Gaga's on the last 30 seconds of her 15 minutes, anyway..LOL
@brushpicks23 GOOGLE MADONNA IS A COPY PASTE QUEEN OF RIP OFFS. THAT IS THE TRUTH! MADONNA STOLE EVERYONE OF HER MOST WELL KNOWN LOOKS, VIDEOS ETC ETC FROM OTHER PEOPLE! SHE IS 100% UNORIGINAL> FUCKING UGLY RIP OFF! SHE NEEDS TO SEW HER OWN MOUTH UP AND BECOME HER DEAD MOTHER AT THE FUNERAL. DO US ALL A FAVOUR.
madonna la sutil, tira todo a la cancha, sin embargo no resulta grotesca, esa combinación de sexy strong y a la vez dulzona resulta una buena combinación. Sin contar el profesionalismo, los detalles y lo calculado de todos sus movimientos. Adoro esta presentación, aunq reconozco q la Marilyn le daría otro matiz, más suave. De igual manera: GRANDE MADONNA!!!!
LOL, I see a lot of 'not a great live performance singer ' comments, and all I can say is thank GOD i'm not a music critic cos I think this is awesome ang that I think she sounded phenominal....& i'm pretty sure this is not lip sync'd. wish more ppl would realize they are witnessing an living among a legend.
This is one of her finest performances. She was a little nervous. She had a lot to prove and hollywood and the world was watching. She totally nailed it! An absolutely flawless performane! It is one of the defining moments in her career. Watch this and then watch Human Nature or Frozen or ... and so on and soooof forth.. ah... Legend
The fact that she's not a great singer only adds to her appeal. This performance, and her entire career, is sensational despite god-given talents. She built it all herself, the Lord be damned.
Foi a melhor apresentação musical de um artista cantor no Oscar ! NInguém até hoje fez o que Madonna fez... cantou, representou, surpreendeu e causou furor !
Phenomenal performance by a legendary star! No one else can command an audience like she can with only her voice, a faux fur boa and diamond necklace.
@blondgod1999 She wasn't nervous about performing live, you halfwit. Madonna almost always performs live. She was nervous about performing at the Oscars. She's always wanted to be taken seriously by Hollywood
I was just gonna listen to this in the background but this is a truly en-capturing performance. Literally couldnt take my eyes off of it, it isnt that complicated or extreme but this is everything a performance should be... and thats why she has influenced so many people. This is evidence why she is the queen of pop.
SPENDIDA..... UNICA.... MERAVIGLIOSA....HO VOLUTO RIVEDERE QUESTO VIDEO DOPO CHE NEL SUO LIBRO,IL FRATELLO CRISTOPHER, LO DESCRIVE COME UN MOMENTO PENOSO ED IMBARAZZANTE PER VIA DELL'EMOZIONE DI TROVARSI DI FRONTE AD UN PUBBLICO DI PERSONAGGI FAMOSI. CRISTOPER...MA VAFFANCULO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! QUEL LEGGERO TREMOLIO DELLA MANO DESTRA CHE SI VEDE A 2.20 NUULLA TOGLIE A QUESTA ESIBIZIONE... ANCORA DI PIU' SE ERA EMOZIONATA....L'EMOZIONE LE HA FATTO DAR VITA A UNA DELLE MIGLIORI PERFORMANCE !!!!!!!!!!!
@kavamax67 gran bel commento! quoto in pieno! quel tremolio alla mano rende solo l'esibizione più umana, lei sapeva di avere gli occhi addosso di mezzo mondo in quei minuti; io al suo posto altro che manina tremante, un pacemaker!!
LOL! when Billy said THE NC-17 portion of the show!!!!!!!!!!!!
jan63019 1 hour ago
holy smokes, i had no idea she could sing like that. amazing performance. wonderful, simply perfect.
uliczka 6 hours ago
Su vooooz! wowww! ella es la reina del pop! es increíble! gran voz! gran canción! espectaculr performance...
kekoblair 1 day ago
suck it 8ters
perrieraucitron 2 days ago
WOW!!
MegaUtuber456 5 days ago
AMAZING!
fernandessalves 5 days ago
She's nervous because she's a human being, and she's fabulous !
Take that ! She can F'ing sing, and she's great.
Long Live Queen M !
RittsPic 6 days ago
Marilyn Moroe ? rs
ffelipexd 6 days ago
@ffelipexd an obvious homage as she is performing it at the oscars. marilyn got her image from other people before her as well. however this one madonna even labels as her "marilyn monroe phase". this is the kind of credit certain other "singers" of today refuse to give. sigh. some people should not be allowed to comment at all.
lucyintheskywithcake 5 days ago
Great 2:22-2:32
sashabaronisTheBest 6 days ago
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jan63019 1 hour ago
@sashabaronisTheBest AGREE! she can sing after all! who said she couldn't
jan63019 1 hour ago
Lol, so nervous because she had to sing it live. She's trembling.
blondgod1999 1 week ago
@blondgod1999 Yes her voice is trembling!!!!!!!!!
jan63019 1 hour ago
The best mezzosoprano what I heard
MadonnaVideosTVMexic 1 week ago
Wow the best!
lacaivan 1 week ago
the original , the best, the one and only queen
SREJVANI1 1 week ago
This is why, Madonna is Madonna!!!!
M67125 1 week ago
Mimed like every Oscar performance.
Kenmorfdublin 2 weeks ago
@Kenmorfdublin NOT!
jerryhagan2 1 week ago
@jerryhagan2 YES!
Kenmorfdublin 1 week ago
@Kenmorfdublin - I'm teh first one to slag off Madonna for lip-syncing. I thought teh Super Bowl performance was a joke. But this is ABSOLOUTELY NOT lip-synced. Performers singing nominations for Best Song don't mime.
MrZollergasse 1 week ago
There was a house in New Orleans.
marinesmadonna 2 weeks ago
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she's 32 here. none of today's 20-something pop semi-stars can never top this.
mtqop58 3 weeks ago
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mtqop58 3 weeks ago
To about real entertainment, this performance is actually pretty boring. But it's seductive and sensual that's why people loved it. I bet a lot of men watching her on this night had a BONER during this entire performance.
popups46okay 3 weeks ago
I'll be the first to admit that Madonna is far from being a true original. And having been a true fan since '82, it almost sounds like a slap in the face. Now, let's just say that if imitiation is the sincerest form of flattery, then she definitely succeeds in this performance. She truly does capture the "look" and moves of vintage Marilyn. And to think she's doing this in front of Academy members who may have actually MET Marilyn, I'd say that's pretty damn bold!
And that bod---flawless!
JimmBailey 3 weeks ago
@JimmBailey It's not boldness, when it's THIS obvious (you can't just "imitate" such an iconic figure; it would be like claiming that drag queens are Cher wannabes :-) and this toungue-in-cheek, then it's not an imitation, it's simply an homage.
cowfman 3 weeks ago
MADONNA IS F*KING AMAZING
DJStephenV 1 month ago
grandiosa presentacion de madonna en el oscar de 1990, es la mejor de todas las presentaciones musicales en el oscar, cada vez mas aburrido, es bueno recordar a la reina , haciendo recordar los tiempos de rita haywort, maravillosa
wilegar1 1 month ago 2
I'll bet Marilyn Monroe fans were thinking one thing when they were watching this 20 years ago. Reductive.
dayg715 1 month ago in playlist 90's Madonna
@dayg715 was a movie character, stupid, and of course everyone knows it, except LM
bearinthebath 1 month ago
@dayg715 LOL
cowfman 3 weeks ago
She's trying to hard. Marilyn Monroe didn't try to be sexy, she just was.
MyFistFullOfDollars 1 month ago
@MyFistFullOfDollars Marilyn didn't have such as long and successful career as Madonna though. Marilyn may have been around before Madonna but before Marilyn there was Jean Harlow and Mae West. Madonna has done far more than Marilyn ever did.
TheSolitaryHeart 1 month ago
@TheSolitaryHeart That's because she died.
MyFistFullOfDollars 1 month ago
@TheSolitaryHeart Marilyn didn't try to sleep with men just to gain her popularity. Madonna did. She had serveral sexual relationships before she was famous. Marilyn started as this modest sweet 16 year old country girl. All of what Marilyn was during her life was the pressure that hollywood put upon her. She wanted to be belong to something, that's why she had no choice but to accept it. Everyone was envious of her even those starts you mentioned. Don't you wonder why many still copy her today.
popups46okay 3 weeks ago
@popups46okay do not swear about marilyn.
mtqop58 3 weeks ago
Who do you know all this???
marinesmadonna 2 weeks ago
@popups46okay I assume you have proof of those allegations against Madonna?
PDC1987 2 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
@MyFistFullOfDollars marilyn monroe was fat average 60's trick. ain't nothing special in my book. she's dead and only old fogey's reminiscing about the good old days are missing her :)
ChesterDoraemon 1 month ago
@ChesterDoraemon Yeah, and that's why they just made two movies about her, one of which was nominated for golden globes and academy awards, her image is a legendary icon, and she is copied by many celebrities (even Madonna here in this very video),. Ask almost any female celebrity who their idols are, and Marilyn will almost always be on the list (including Madonna). Almost everything Madonna has done was done before, she just copies it and makes it mainstream, ignorant people don't know that.
MyFistFullOfDollars 1 month ago
@MyFistFullOfDollars Marilyn was just trailer park white trash. Madonna has european italian and french facial features that distinguish her from pure redneck filth.
ChesterDoraemon 1 month ago
@ChesterDoraemon And have you seen Madonna's new video? Again she blatantly imitates Marilyn... Just give props where props are due.
MyFistFullOfDollars 3 weeks ago
1947–1962 - Marilyn Monroe
1979–present - Madonna
This Performance 1990-91 (I don't really know well)
Madonna did not copied anything about Marilyn -.-
Madonna wasn't even active as a singer when Marilyn was alive! Marilyn is such an ICON and she let a HUGE mark in this world. This is more like a tribute to Marilyn than any other thing! A lot of female stars do it because I don't think that we will ever see another HUGE female star like Marilyn!
EDkED2hot 3 weeks ago
@MyFistFullOfDollars Madonna seriously is sexy. Here she is imitating Marilyn to a great degree, that is where it may seem hard, but still, she did a great job. Marilyn is an icon. Everyone knows her face and name. Her name equates with sex and being sexy. Madonna realizes this. Whenever anyone wants to emulate something they refer to what they think is ideal. Well except for me, I just look in the mirror. LOL j/k.
roblou62 1 month ago
@roblou62 You're funny!
MyFistFullOfDollars 3 weeks ago
It gave me the chills... Still
chowpeluffo 1 month ago
I have seen millions of her performances, no doubt, this is one of her best.
chowpeluffo 1 month ago
I love Madonna but I think Bernadette Peters does this song much better
MrsWillShakes13 1 month ago
amo a Madonna!
franvell123 1 month ago
she's minor league. But her fame has blinded reason. I can think of a dozen women who could have sung this better.
zzyyxxo 1 month ago
@zzyyxxo So very true. People are so easily brainwashed.
jethrodassam 1 month ago
Magnificent !!!! Nailed it !!!! Awesome !!! She showed then perfection + art as usual
MrTizgo 1 month ago
Great voice and performance. She Got everybody talking about her at the Oscar then. The one and only Madonna
dioioego 1 month ago
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dgdhqgdyukqud 1 month ago
great voice
zubenko17 1 month ago 16
Her performance at the Academy Awards was named by Billboard as the seventh "most awesome Oscar performance"
jerezanofe 1 month ago 8
his people are nuts saying that this is horrible I've seen madonna live signing worse than this!!! This is pretty good actually
odonodaverdadequedoi 1 month ago
@odonodaverdadequedoi "Worse" than this?? I've always thought this was arguably her best live performance. For Madonna it's actually pretty flawless. Especially for that period, because admittedly she did improve over the years, but back then... I still can't quite believe she pulled it off this well.
cowfman 3 weeks ago
This sounded like complete shit, compared to the film version.
TheRenfieldVonKlauss 1 month ago
HORRIBLE VOICE.
Dimedum 2 months ago
Loves it the first time I watch it live back in 1991 and still love it now
kedna78 2 months ago 2
a guilty pleasure Ive always loved :)
youraverageuser 2 months ago
What's with the butt clutching?
1annabard 2 months ago
billy crystal isnt funny.
TheKickasskatie 2 months ago
I don't like her singing here, she's basically just screaming the higher notes. It's still a lovely perfomance, very entertaining. And as Madonna said in interviews back then she modelled her look and performance on Mae West and not Marilyn Monroe. People really don't know anything about the Studio Era anymore.
meerkind1 2 months ago
Her voice was horrible in this but it didn't matter who was listening?
MegaPatriot123 2 months ago
@MegaPatriot123 You're a fucking idiot since ALL the critics said this was one of the best Academy Awards performances ever. The composer of this song, the great Stephen Sondhiem, said she did a masterful job, vocally.
cowgirlamy1 2 months ago
@cowgirlamy1 I think her best asset is being able to market herself. If you think I'm wrong play this again and don't watch it just listen. It hurt my ears. I use to teach music so I know a thing or two about voice.
MegaPatriot123 2 months ago
@MegaPatriot123 Riiiight. You're a music teacher. hmmm mmmm. Well, I'll take it from actual critics and the great Stephen Sondheim who all universally praised Madonna's vocal performance here. Maybe you were just a crappy teacher?
cowgirlamy1 2 months ago
BEST PERFORMANCE EVER IN OSCARS ACADEMY AWARDS, AMAZING, BRILLIANT, EXCELENT, MADONNA FOREVER
jerezanofe 2 months ago
God I love this so much. It's so much fun and she looks amazing. No matter what anyone says about Madonna, they cannot deny she knows how to put on a show and keep all eyes on her!
tycole18 2 months ago
Glued to the television watching this absolutely brilliant performance. Love the earring toss at the end.
misterashley 2 months ago
it was in 1991. not 1990
sixoclock83 2 months ago
Perfection.
kawalamine 3 months ago
after all these years watching this still leaves me speechless, breathless...she is one of a kind!
noahsarcooo 3 months ago 10
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What is up with haters? can't handle the fact that madonna is a legend?
Its no fucking secret that this was inspired by marilyn monroe, and Madonna LOVED her thats why material girl was a remake of diamonds are a girls best friend, now Madonna PAID full credit to Marilyn. Unlike Stefani (GAGA) who steals her way through success & NO! i dont mean madonna only i also mean grace jones, cher and all the legends.
Kaleido37 3 months ago
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Kaleido37 3 months ago
Love this performance
TheArca9 3 months ago
I love this sista. So creative.
grethomory 3 months ago
Say whatever you want about Madonna as an artist or public figure, this performance was a total fail vocally. This is about the level of Rihanna's vocals when she was 17, and Gaga's never been this pathetic in the fourth octave.
Astariel2525 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 You mean to say copycat Gaga has never sounded this good. Not that anyone cares about Gaga any longer, since she's already been left behind by people like Adele and Kate Perry.
MrTraherne 3 months ago
@MrTraherne
Madonna doesn't know what vibrato is here. It's really sad if Katy Perry's live vocals are better than yours. Anybody can lower their larynx to make a bigger sound and sing somewhat in tune. Here Madonna strains harder than Christina Aguilera on a B4.
Astariel2525 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 Now that everyone is so accustomed to hearing vocals autotuned to hell and back, they've forgotten that a real voice is imperfect, and no this is not a flawless vocal performance. She's one of the most important cultural icons EVER and all you can do is dissect this one stupid performance out of thirty years of performances, and throw around all kinds of technical terms to make yourself look like an expert.
Candyfan993 3 months ago
@Candyfan993 people say madonna cant sing, yet seem to overlook that madonna has sold over 300million records...
SuperSimonuk 3 months ago
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Astariel2525 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 Who the fuck cares about octaves and vibratos? Just because a singer isn't perfect note for note doesn't mean they can't sing. I see you're from the American Idol school of thought..The idea that vocals have to be perfect pitch for pitch with no regard for PERSONALITY, STAR POWER, and PRESENCE which Madonna has in spades. She's MADONNA and without her you wouldn't have that ugly cunt in the featured video on your profile, so show some respect.
Candyfan993 3 months ago
@Candyfan993 Please don't listen to that idiot. If that thing thinks Gaga has a great voice then you gotta just laugh. Gaga has a soulless, generic voice. Gaga has never and can't ever give a vocal performance like Madonna does here on her best day. Madonna's voice is awesome. Perfect? No but very very good. That idiot can't even throw around the correct techincal terms anyway. LOL.
cowgirlamy1 3 months ago
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Astariel2525 3 months ago
@Candyfan993 Exactly, not only that there is more to music than just technique. its like saying jackson pollock was talentless because he didnt paint landscapes and watercolours. most people who like gaga are philistines and know nothing of the creative process. and it works for gaga, she basically feeds their delusions with all this little monster shit, which is a load of bs
SuperSimonuk 3 months ago
@SuperSimonuk
I never knew Madonna fans were so easily offended. I can't post an honest opinion on youtube? :/
Astariel2525 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 Well this is a Madonna video after all, and most of the people that watch it are Madonna fans, so naturally most of us disagree with you. Say what you will about her, it wouldn't be the first time she was criticized, but at the end of the day her status as a living legend speaks for itself, as does the fact that she's still the benchmark by which all the other girls are measured.
Candyfan993 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 save your fucking comments ;)
TheArca9 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 You're using the wrong approach. Madonna is neither a naturally talented nor trained singer. She can do fine (provided she's sitting down), but everybody (including herself) knows she's not to be compared to artists with a proper vocal range. You have to compare her live performances of that period with this one and at that point you'll see that this was actually top-notch, it really was. The way she delivered the final lines makes up for any flaws you can list.
cowfman 3 weeks ago
@cowfman Madonna is plenty talented vocally. She isn't a big voiced singer, that is where everyone makes the mistake trying to dissect her voice. She is a medium voiced singer who can sing in a big voice if she wants to. She actually has a very decent range. Stephen Sondheim ( who wrote this song) said she is a very underrated vocalist ( as did David Foster).
cowgirlamy1 2 weeks ago
@cowgirlamy1 what do you think she is? I THINK Alto. MAYBE mezza-soprano, but I doubt it.
axltyler 1 week ago
@axltyler Mezzo-Soprano for sure
cowgirlamy1 1 week ago
@MrTraherne
I also like the way you add the "copycat" to Gaga's name. Very mature.
Astariel2525 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 Spare us your biased bullshit regarding Madonna. As far as Gaga goes, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Adele and Taylor Swift all have left Gaga in the fucking dust. Nobody gives a shit about Gaga anymore. She has jumped the shark. She has waaaaaay overdone it and everyone is sick of her. It is laughable you even bring Gaga and her autotuned boring ass voice into this equation...
cowgirlamy1 3 months ago
@cowgirlamy1 then again, nobody gives a fuck about rihana taylor swift etc, either
SuperSimonuk 3 months ago
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hidalgo699 3 months ago 2
@hidalgo699 Lady gaga is so fake its beyond serious, i mean, she doesnt even use her own name. and we dont really know what she looks like. At least madonna isnt afraid to be herself
SuperSimonuk 3 months ago
@Astariel2525 Thats probably because at the age of 17 Rihana was probably copying madonnna, but then she still does just like gaga, et, al and who gives a fuck about octaves seriously. its like saying you would only buy a mercedes because the engine looks nice. Is rather listen to an average voiced madonna, than some glass shattering bore
SuperSimonuk 3 months ago
madonna also made absurd perfomance MARYLIN MONROE
eduk6669 3 months ago
@eduk6669 its meant to be ironic
SuperSimonuk 3 months ago
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Long live The Queen!!
madilito 3 months ago
Long live The Queen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jsblight 3 months ago
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Billy Crystal was the host of this Oscar and it was Madonna's first appearance on this awards also Billy was the host in 1997 when Madonna sang You must love me and also he was the host in 1998 when Madonna went to present the award for Best Orignial Song, now in 2012 Billy is gonna be the host and Madonna is gonna be there to promote her movie W.E. SO COOL
pablodela41 3 months ago
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pablodela41 3 months ago
Anyway back to Madonna! LOL
This performance is just a bolt of lightning electrifying! This has got to be the most legendary Oscars night performance by any big artist ever!
Madonna had everyone in the palm of her hand
brushpicks23 3 months ago
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Why couldn't she look like this in the film, instead of being a Marilyn Monroe knock off?
kamdan2011 3 months ago
Pure class <3
manystar 3 months ago
Ohhh, that Arsenalgooner-guy has really no life, Zero, nada!
adlerfg 4 months ago
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@adlerfg GOOGLE MADONNA IS A COPY PASTE QUEEN OF RIP OFFS.!!
ALL OF THIS IS STOLEN! EVERY LAST WINK AND GLOVE MOVE.
TheArsenalgooner 3 months ago
GOOGLE MADONNA IS A COPY PASTE QUEEN OF RIP OFFS.
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
Wow, Madonna's incredibly talented and very courageous to sing live at the Oscar. Even Renee Zellweger decided to back down on performing live at the Oscar for her Chicago nominated song.
dwn1lal3 4 months ago
Love it, THANK YOU!!
TheCicconeMadonna 4 months ago
i dont care if you like Madonna or not. if you ignored who the performer was in this performance, you have to admit, she did a great job.
ctopherm16 4 months ago
Back when she still had a womans body.
kimkrisrich 5 months ago
She is identitly at JAYNE MANSFIELD!!....
NardoAlex 5 months ago
это по крайней мере бездарно..она в подмётки не годится сегодняшним "певицам"...
sonjamj1 5 months ago
3:27 time mark, i didn't know she had it in her! she rocked this video.
barryeichner 5 months ago
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STOP SAYING GAGA COPIES. MADONNA HERE IS Marilyn Monroe's ENTIRE ACT STOLEN.
STOP SAYING GAGA COPIES. MADONNA HERE IS Marilyn Monroe's ENTIRE ACT STOLEN.
STOP SAYING GAGA COPIES. MADONNA HERE IS Marilyn Monroe's ENTIRE ACT STOLEN.
TheArsenalgooner 5 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner What about Marilyn Monroe "copying" Jean Harlow's look? She was the original hollywood blonde bombshell.
There you go.
TheSolitaryHeart 5 months ago
@TheSolitaryHeart SORRY!!!!!! Don't make excuses for this boxy square shaped loser.
TheArsenalgooner 5 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner If I ever met you I'd bark like a rabid dog at you and take a dump on your face. And you would enjoy it. WOOF WOOF!
TheSolitaryHeart 5 months ago
@TheSolitaryHeart madonna has some SMALL ass tits.
TheArsenalgooner 5 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner No, It's Breathless Mahoney honey!!!
adlerfg 5 months ago 2
@TheArsenalgooner
You're making a fool of yourself. Truth is, Madonna is channeling Jayne Mansfield way MORE than Monroe here! LOL.. This performance is EPIC.
Unlike Gaga who just COPIES, END OF, Madonna takes someone else's imagery (like Monroe's) & turns such image on its head & makes it entirely different. That's ARTISTRY. Her Monroe (or Harlowe-esque) image has since become a symbol of empowered female sexuality, self-aware & self-exultant instead of Monroe's subservient victim bombshell
brushpicks23 4 months ago
@brushpicks23 hahaha you are a liar! Madonna's has SMALL tits-MANSFIELD HAD HUGE TITS!! Go look at the "madonna is a copy paste queen of rip offs list" and scroll down to the side by side Jayne with Madonna-it is like a boy next to real, buxom woman. Madonna's got ugly lat and triceps here and this ENTIRE ROUTINE-the costume, the moves-IS STOLEN-COPY PASTE! WAKE THE FUCK UP UP. A COPY IS A COPY! and madonna has really small tits.
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner
You base "copying" on the size of tits??? Brains, meet TheArsenalgooner! Hahaha
Listen:
Mansfield/Monroe are NOT pop stars but moviestars. Madonna appropriates their imagery AS A POP STAR in the pop music milieu and THEN add crucial elements that thereby TRANSFORM the appropriated imagery into something FRESH & NEW. That's Madonna's art. Get it? Maybe u couldn't! LOL
Besides, Monroe & Mansfield themselves were PATTERNED after Jean Harlow!
Gaga.. just COPIES. End Of.
brushpicks23 4 months ago 2
@brushpicks23 Sorry, her tits are so fucking small you can barely see them.
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner
Small or not, her tits (all natural btw) are just fine. Mega Fabulous! It's your eyes that are defective. Go see an optometrist. LOL
brushpicks23 4 months ago
From The Eye Roller: "Besides "Material Girl" video, Madonna copied Marilyn Monroe's appearance at "How To Marry A Millionaire" première when she performed at the 1991 Oscars which was also a rip off of Marilyn from start to finish; copied many MM photos in April 1991 issue of Vanity Fair; copied one of MM's looks in "Bus Stop" on Truth Or Dare posters (aka In Bed With Madonna);
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner
Oh.. you seem so much a superficial observer of pop culture (if you did ANY observation at all! U just latch on to what a website says, eh? LOL) and can't quite grasp the nature of Madonna's work & the ALL-ORIGINAL impact & influence she's had in pop culture or culture in general. Or in ART. YT is too limited a place 2 tutor u.
But rest assured, those who grasp what's going on think quite differently from you. In fact, Monroe's estate can't quite THANK Madonna enough ;)
brushpicks23 4 months ago
@brushpicks23 yeah, right in your dreams. nothing you said made any sense. When you are RIPPING off THE EXACT WORK of close to THIRTY different people and another 30 odd people you look VERY close to THAT IS CALLED A RIP OFF-NOT A TRIBUTE. Madonna's impact as been slut culture, hardcore porn going mainstream, chicks with bodies like guys with narrow hips and small tits (see above), hater culture and greed. THAT'S NOT ART THAT IS CAPITALISM.
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner
Hahah.. Of course, I won't make sense to you coz you have no sense to begin with! Hahaha
But, sorry for you, Madonna is already a mega LEGEND OF LEGENDS with ONLY the Beatles and Elvis belonging to her level. ALL pop-- no, make that MUSIC-- stars now are doing things according to what SHE established. BAR NONE.
And yes, she IS capitalism.. The best to fuse ART and CAPITALISM..and those who can't work out capitalism are the ones ANGRY about it. LOL
brushpicks23 4 months ago
@brushpicks23 Madonna copied MM's April 1952 Life Magazine cover in a scene from Who's That Girl; copied MM riding a circus elephant (same exact costume) in a Japanese TV commercial; copied 1960s MM in Hard Candy promotional photos.
Copying the same star on and off for 25 years is called a RIP OFF, NOT a tribute, NOT an inspiration."
Copying the same star on and off for 25 years is called a RIP OFF, NOT a tribute, NOT an inspiration."
-The Eye Roller
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner Wow, you're so smart! You've noticed how Marilyn Monroe was one of the biggest influences in Madonna's career! I didn't know that the "Material Girl" video was based upon a scene on the classic and eternal movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"! I can't believe it! And you will have noticed as well that most of the times Madonna has been influenced by the movies, particularly the classics of Hollywood's Golden Age. It's actually no secret. It is something she has always admitted.
RushyOverhill 4 months ago
@RushyOverhill
Copying the same stars on and off for 25 years is called a RIP OFF, NOT a tribute, NOT an "INFLUENCE." Google Madonna is a copy paste. and wtf? she has the shittiest body. It looks like a man in drag.
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner When you figure revolves around a concept, that concept is always there in your work. Any artist works this way: “pick up and adapt”. Madonna has always done that and I’ll tell you more, if instead of listing the times she has “copied” (as you say) you stopped to watch what she started and created, you would understand why for 30 years her relevance has continued intact. No fraud survives more than 30 years, time is the best judge... She became gold.
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@RushyOverhill "No fraud survives more than 30 years" sorry, you just proved you know nothing about the media, history or pop culture. frauds always survive. my children will never have heard of her when they are of record buying age. she'll be a wizened, hunched cabaret monstrosity.
TheArsenalgooner 4 months ago
@TheArsenalgooner
Your understanding of pop culture and art is BREATHTAKINGLY next to zero.. and your using the microscopic and skewed "knowledge" or "understanding" you have as arguments proves that a little knowledge goes a long way in making fools out of one. So, REALLY try to understand things first so u can begin making urself less of a fool..
COPY-PASTE? THAT'D BE THE STALKER GAGA, the most flagrant Madonna WANNABE. Oh, well.. Gaga's on the last 30 seconds of her 15 minutes, anyway..LOL
brushpicks23 3 months ago
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@brushpicks23 GOOGLE MADONNA IS A COPY PASTE QUEEN OF RIP OFFS. THAT IS THE TRUTH! MADONNA STOLE EVERYONE OF HER MOST WELL KNOWN LOOKS, VIDEOS ETC ETC FROM OTHER PEOPLE! SHE IS 100% UNORIGINAL> FUCKING UGLY RIP OFF! SHE NEEDS TO SEW HER OWN MOUTH UP AND BECOME HER DEAD MOTHER AT THE FUNERAL. DO US ALL A FAVOUR.
TheArsenalgooner 3 months ago
BREASTLESS MAHONEY.
TheArsenalgooner 5 months ago
madonna la sutil, tira todo a la cancha, sin embargo no resulta grotesca, esa combinación de sexy strong y a la vez dulzona resulta una buena combinación. Sin contar el profesionalismo, los detalles y lo calculado de todos sus movimientos. Adoro esta presentación, aunq reconozco q la Marilyn le daría otro matiz, más suave. De igual manera: GRANDE MADONNA!!!!
pamelamolinaj 5 months ago
LOL, I see a lot of 'not a great live performance singer ' comments, and all I can say is thank GOD i'm not a music critic cos I think this is awesome ang that I think she sounded phenominal....& i'm pretty sure this is not lip sync'd. wish more ppl would realize they are witnessing an living among a legend.
thecrashpit 5 months ago
The awkward moment the glove gets stuck on her arm at the beginning of the performance O.o lmfao. Other than tht, great job madonna.
vanessaannrowe 5 months ago
awesome !!!!
pamelamolinaj 5 months ago 2
1 of the best live performance by Madonna that I have ever seen. QUEEN!
GloveGirl 6 months ago
Madonna was the first to say it that she was no great singer,,,esp live...
But i will tell ya this!
She did a GREAT JOB HERE!
martind586 6 months ago
This is one of her finest performances. She was a little nervous. She had a lot to prove and hollywood and the world was watching. She totally nailed it! An absolutely flawless performane! It is one of the defining moments in her career. Watch this and then watch Human Nature or Frozen or ... and so on and soooof forth.. ah... Legend
megagrandemassive 6 months ago
@megagrandemassive sorry, this was someone elses, namely Marilyn Monroe's ENTIRE ACT STOLEN.
TheArsenalgooner 5 months ago
The fact that she's not a great singer only adds to her appeal. This performance, and her entire career, is sensational despite god-given talents. She built it all herself, the Lord be damned.
ohmario1882 6 months ago
Her hand is shaking like a leaf. So fucking adorable.
ohmario1882 6 months ago
Foi a melhor apresentação musical de um artista cantor no Oscar ! NInguém até hoje fez o que Madonna fez... cantou, representou, surpreendeu e causou furor !
Um marco na Academia... inesquecível !!!!
WEBVIERA 6 months ago
Phenomenal performance by a legendary star! No one else can command an audience like she can with only her voice, a faux fur boa and diamond necklace.
alexsgirl74 6 months ago 2
Weak vocals and lulz at how nervous she was about singing live. LOL.
blondgod1999 6 months ago
@blondgod1999 She wasn't nervous about performing live, you halfwit. Madonna almost always performs live. She was nervous about performing at the Oscars. She's always wanted to be taken seriously by Hollywood
ohmario1882 6 months ago
J'adoooooooore!! Et que de souvenirs pour moi! Merci à celui qui l' a postée, c'est cool.
dianessess1 6 months ago
It's 1991. Where MJ and Madonna went together for the awards!
earthlyme 6 months ago
the act was good the singing sucks
serverrunner 6 months ago
This is amazing!
loniaatkinson 6 months ago
can you imagine the oscars giving 6 mins to ANYONE today?
Oh, Madonna- HAPPY BDAY Week.
sevillomatic 6 months ago
I can just see all the people in the audience with their mouth open and their chins on the floor
spededpat 6 months ago
I was just gonna listen to this in the background but this is a truly en-capturing performance. Literally couldnt take my eyes off of it, it isnt that complicated or extreme but this is everything a performance should be... and thats why she has influenced so many people. This is evidence why she is the queen of pop.
SPICEITUP08 7 months ago
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kavamax67 7 months ago 2
@kavamax67 gran bel commento! quoto in pieno! quel tremolio alla mano rende solo l'esibizione più umana, lei sapeva di avere gli occhi addosso di mezzo mondo in quei minuti; io al suo posto altro che manina tremante, un pacemaker!!
alemezza 6 months ago