Sunday, June 23, 2013

Have you seen her latest tour. Wow.



"It feels reductive." ... "Look it up."...(Tending to present a subject or problem in a simplified form, esp. one viewed as crude.)

The Tour:

...Hours (click here) before her concert event, "Madonna: The MDNA Tour," airs June 22 on the EPIX network, the queen of reinventing herself invited 500 of her biggest fans to audition for a chance to work out with her, learning the movies the megastar uses to train for her mega-tours....

The tour until the last segments of the show is all done in contrast. Black and white contrast. There a less than five minutes during the body of the performance interspersed with red or orange. The colors are introduced for a reason.

But, the use of contrast rather than color creates a blending of performance and audience. She is completely in her element. She is passionate and engaged. When the performances are coming to conclusion she literally turns the microphone over to the audience to join her.

The performance turns up the house lights and adds lots and lots of color to bring everyone back to reality. She is quite the showman or in this case, show lady.

She is also a very interesting business woman. She sells her products in "local" currency to avoid inflated prices due to rate exchanges (click here).

"Express Yourself" by Madonna and Stephen Bray (click here)


[Spoken:]
Come on girls
Do you believe in love?
'Cause I got something to say about it
And it goes something like this

Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know your love is real

You don't need diamond rings
Or eighteen karat gold
Fancy cars that go very fast
You know they never last, no, no
What you need is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen on a throne
Make him love you till you can't come down

Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know your love is real

Long stem roses are the way to your heart
But he needs to start with your head
Satin sheets are very romantic
What happens when you're not in bed
You deserve the best in life
So if the time isn't right then move on
Second best is never enough
You'll do much better baby on your own

Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know your love is real

Express yourself
(You've got to make him)
Express himself
Hey, hey, hey, hey
So if you want it right now, make him show you how
Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

And when you're gone he might regret it
Think about the love he once had
Try to carry on, but he just won't get it
He'll be back on his knees

So please
Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know your love is real

Express yourself
(You've got to make him)
Express himself
Hey, hey, hey, hey
So if you want it right now, make him show you how
Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

Express yourself
Express yourself
Hey, hey
So if you want it right now, then make him show you how
Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

Express yourself