Sunday, October 28, 2012

Madonna Sunday-Rabbit Leopold

I guess Obama is the most polarizing figure in America today!

Madonna Song of the Day-Causing a Commotion from Who's That Girl?-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"I've got the moves, baby!/You've got the motion/If we got together/We'd be Causing a Commotion!"-In fact, that's what Madonna's been doing for 30 years! Long may you run, Lady Madonna!

Madonna Saturday-Rabbit Leopold

In New Orleans, Madonna gets booed for supporting Obama! What is America coming to?


Madonna Song of the Day-Where's the Party?-from True Blue-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"Where's the Party?/I want to free my soul!/Where's the Party?/I want to lose control!"-A Ciccone Dance of desperation and defiance, as only Madonna can do it! Love always to Lola and Rocco!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Madonna Sunday-Rabbit Leopold

Continuing the sadness, Madonna's searched for love is thwarted.  Her dreams are dashed by crushing reality.

Madonna Song of the Day-Love Don't Live Here Anymore-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson via Miles Gregory-"You abandoned me!/Love Don't Live Here Anymore!"-Madonna's First Sad Song.  She Cries on this one.  Madonna Loves and Misses Her Mother.  (Cry!) (Sob!)

Madonna Saturday-Rabbit Leopold

Madonna A brilliant woman.  Lonely and alone on top.

Madonna Song of the Day-Think of Me from The First Album-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"It won't be long and I'll Be Gone and then You'll Think of Me!"-A major theme in Madonna's music is unrequired and unrequited love that never gets there if ever at all.  With Madonna, sadness is never far away.  Watch out, Madonna will get you! Do not fool around with her!

Madonna Friday-Rabbit Leopold

Rocky Mountain Trouble-Trouble in Denver.  In this "family values" ultra-conservative Christian city out west, Madonna is unwelcome.  It's as simple as that.  The next song should give you a clue...

Madonna Song of the Day-Gang Bang from MDNA-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson
-"Bang bang!/I'm going straight to hell!/I'm scared, can't you tell?/Bang bang/Bang bang, shot you dead!/I wanted and loved you most/But I was just keeping my enemies close/I am driving your hearse/Bang bang, shot you dead in the head!/Now my lover is dead!/I'm going straight to hell and I've got a lot of friends there!/Drive Bitch!...Now Die Bitch!"-Clearly the first of the record's songs directed at Guy Ritchie.  Clearly the fire and passion had gone out and Madonna was once again running scared.  Destined to be Alone.

Madonna Thursday-Rabbit Leopold

The Tour preceding MDNA-Sticky and Sweet-was a beautiful Madonna memory.  Here's one of them...

Madonna Song of the Day-Like a Prayer from Sticky and Sweet Tour-Lyric quote from
Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"Just Like a Prayer!/I'll Take You There!/It's like a dream to me!-Possibly Madonna's most X-Static and best song ever.  And it is.  Like a Prayer-Transcendence through immanence!-Yes, Madge!

Madonna Monday-Rabbit Leopold

In America-Madonna is the Heartland Heroine, having a voice for those who'll never have one.  Brava, Lady
Ciccone!

Madonna Song of the Day-Who's That Girl?-from Celebration-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"She's smiling/An invitation to the dance!/Who's That Girl?"-Yet Lady Madonna is also crying beautiful and sobbing Tears That Are All Still Sad-and Wet! Her mother is nowhere to be found.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Madonna Sunday-Rabbit Leopold

Ravens beat Cowboys 31-28.  Ravens Forever! Go Birds of Purple and Black! Baltimore Forever!

Madonna Song of the Day-Everybody from Celebration-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson
-"Everybody!/Come On/Dance and Sing!/Everybody!/Get up and do your thing!"-With that simple clarion call, the Madonna Age in rock & roll.  After Everybody and Madonna, I was never again the same.  Thank You Lady Ciccone! Madonna=Brilliance!

Madonna Saturday-Rabbit Leopold

"I have the best job in the world!"-Madonna

Madonna Song of the Day-Four Minutes (Remixed version)-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson
-"Are you ready to go?/There's enough room for both/We've only got Four Minutes to save
the world/Tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock..."-4 Minutes=30 Years.  Madonna is someone who needs no introduction.  Madonna Forever!

Madonna Friday-Rabbit Leopold

Across the desert from California to Nevada, Madonna went to Vegas and wowed 'em!

Madonna Song of the Day-Voices from Hard Candy-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson
-"Voices start to ring in your head/Tell me what do they say?/Distant Echoes from Another Time...Baby show me your hand/Who is the master and who is the slave?"-As church bells toll and ring out-for Madonna, it was the end of the Bunny Rabbit Looney Tune Warner era.  Voices-the last and best song from the Warner years! Madonna Forever!

Madonna Thursday-Rabbit Leopold

On to L.A., Madonna suddenly starts crying for a 14-year old girl who was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan as she tried to get on a bus.  With that, tears fall as Human Nature begins.  The show is dedicated with love to Malala.

Madonna Song of the Day-Devil Wouldn't Recognize You from Hard Candy-Lyric quote from
Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson via her Good Brother Joe Henry-"As quiet as it is tonight/You almost think you were safe/Your eyes are full of surprises/They cannot predict my fate!/Waiting underneath the stars/There's something you should know/The angels they surround my heart/Telling me to let you go!...It's like Over and Over/You're pushing me right down to the floor!/Over and Over/I keep on coming back for More/I play into your fantasy/Now that it's over/You can lie to me right through your smile/I see behind your eyes/Now that I'm sober/No more intoxicating my mind/Even the devil wouldn't recognize you!...You almost fooled yourself this time/Let all saints be praised!/You hide your sadness behind your smile/And you keep your lost heart braced/The steps that edge along the ledge is much higher than it seems/But I've been on that ledge before/You can't hide yourself from me!/Even the devil wouldn't recognize you!"-Combining the outright rage of Borderline with the sadness of Take a Bow, Madonna made and recorded Hard Candy in the death throes of her second marriage to Guy Ritchie.  Clearly it was not working for Madonna and Guy anymore.  Call Devil Wouldn't Recognize You The War of the Ritchies and you're not that far off.  When asked by friend/Talk show host David Letterman on the chances of marriage again, Our Lady angrily replied
-"I'd rather get run over and hit by a train!" For Madonna, it was sadly real and final.  In Miss Ciccone's eyes, it was real this time-The years of British Exile were over.  Once again it was Madonna who Lived to Tell-Madonna came back home to America to Stay-there was no looking back!

Madonna Wednesday-Rabbit Leopld

Next up it was on to San Jose-home of the Sharks!-it was here she celebrated the 30th anniversary of first hit "Everybody."  30 years later, for Madonna, dreams still come true for her.

Madonna Song of the Day-Spanish Lesson from Hard Candy
-Lyric quote from Lady/Dona Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"Yo te quiero means I love you!...Baby I'm on to your game!"-One of Madonna's quirkier pieces, Spanish Lesson is a good La Isla Bonita update or Evita Prelude #6-and I take it as a compliment, Dona Ciccone!

Madonna Tuesday-Rabbit Leopold

Back home, Madonna played a thrilling night MDNA-style at Seattle's Key Arena.  She rocked the Key crowd so much that even Hendrix looked down and smiled on her.

Madonna Song of the Day-Dance Tonight from Hard Candy
-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"You don't have to be beautiful to be understood/You don't have to be rich or famous to be good/You just gotta get more than you ever have before/And you gotta move fast/If you want a good thing to last!/Let's dance tonight!/And prove ourselves to the world/And we'll hold hands tonight/I'm just a boy and you're just a girl/I want to dance tonight!/Don't need no diamonds and pearls/So take a chance tonight/And prove ourselves to the world!"-This song could be Madonna's motto.  For 30 years, Madonna has sang, danced and made people happy! She's not about to stop or relinquish her crown.  She's our real-life Dancing Queen! The truth does not lie!

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Madonna Saturday-Rabbit Leopold

30 years ago today, on October 6th 1982-Rock & Roll began a new chapter-the Madonna Age when the dance anthem "Everybody" was unleashed around the world.  From the onset, Rock Critics embraced Madonna and with the song's clarion call and hopeful message "Everybody!/Dance and Sing!/Get up and do your thing!"-it was a song we all needed and wanted to hear.  Back in 1982, Both America and Britain were caught in the reign of terror that were Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher.  For us, the youth had spoken.   Loudly.  Here was a singer who wasn't afraid to express herself through song and dance.  Madonna was her name and happily, the world changed because of her.  Congrats, Madge!

Madonna Song of the Day-Beat Goes On from Hard Candy
-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson via Kanye West-"It's time for you to celebrate!/Get up, Little Girl (Lola)/It's time, your world!/Your life, your choice!/It's time, live it up!/On and on/On the beat goes/On and on!/You don't have the luxury of time/You have got to say what's on your mind/Here comes my hand/Take it you can/The time is now/I'll show you how!/Say what you like/Do what you feel/You know exactly who you are/The time is right now/You've got to decide/There ain't no time to lose!/Be the star!"
-Like Angel, Secret, You Must Love Me, Nothing Really Matters, Little Star and What It Feels Like for a Girl before it and Superstar after it, Beat Goes On is clearly a song to Lola and it is clear that mother Madonna loves her brilliant teenager.  One of the best songs about mother/daughter friendship.  Madonna and Lola, I salute you both!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Madonna Friday-Rabbit Leopold

And still for Madonna, life is beautiful-and it goes on.  Madonna Forever!

Madonna Song of the Day-Incredible-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson
-"I Don't Want This Thing to End!/I Am Missing My Best Friend!/It's Incredible!/Let's Finish What We Started...You're Welcome to My Party!-For Madonna, may it ever be so...Incredible!

Madonna Saturday-Rabbit Leopold

And Still Madonna Rocks On! MDNA Forever!

Madonna Song of the Day-She's Not Me from Hard Candy
-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson-"She's Not Me and She Never Will Be!"-In identity-theft rocker She's Not Me, Madonna Shows Gaga, Britney et al-how things are done.  They try to copy Madge but Friends, That'll Never Happen! Madonna Forever!

Madonna Friday-Rabbit Leopold

Still riding a euphoric high from The Concert, I am more a Madonna fan than ever! She's the best!

Madonna Song of the Day-Miles Away from Hard Candy-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson
-"All my dreams, they fade away!/I'll Never Be the Same!"-No she won't! In Miles Away, Madonna Cries Bittersweet and Sad Tears That Are All Still Wet!

Madonna Thursday-Rabbit Leopold

Wow! What a brilliant Madonna performance-MDNA at Phone Booth.  Key song-Masterpiece! Boy, did she ever give that night.  I Cried during the whole concert! Madonna Forever!

Madonna Song of the Day-Heartbeat from Hard Candy-Lyric quote from Lady Ciccone/Peron/Simpson
-"You know I Feel it (Dance, Song and Music) in my Heartbeat...To me, it feels new...When I Dance, I Feel Free!-Call Heartbeat an Everybody, Into the Groove and Vogue for the New Millennials and you're not that far off!