MMJas said:

Thought this might interest those of you who like Madonna.

http://blog.thecurrent.org/2015/10/prince-serenades-madonna-at-late-night-paisley-park-gig/

Thanks for this article! It's by someone who was at the October Paisley Park performance that Madonna attended. Really cool. Seems they were friendly, and Madonna was definitely in awe of his talent. Last night, I hated Madonna's tribute, but today, I think it was alright and that bringing Stevie on stage was awkward - she should have just done it alone.

Here's the link (clickable):

http://blog.thecurrent.org/2015/10/prince-serenades-madonna-at-late-night-paisley-park-gig/

Revolution said:

Wow!! I never ever thought I would live to see the day where Madonna is getting thrashed and trashed repeatedly on the org. She used to be put on such a high pedalstal here years ago...I guess most of those Maddie fan orgers are gone now. It's catch 22..I still think the fans would have found something to complain and criticize about (no matter who did the tribute).

SPYZFAN1 said:

Wow!! I never ever thought I would live to see the day where Madonna is getting thrashed and trashed repeatedly on the org. She used to be put on such a high pedalstal here years ago...I guess most of those Maddie fan orgers are gone now. It's catch 22..I still think the fans would have found something to complain and criticize about (no matter who did the tribute).

Step outside the Org. That performance is getting the side-eye beyond this place....And again, I didn't mind Madge stepping up to the plate to give a tribute to Prince. It made a lot of sense culturally. But Madonna ain't built for THAT. She's better on uptempo numbers. More importantly, that performance lacked LIFE....

It was flat....Even with Stevie coming in to save the day....

Yeah...I peeped some of the other music sites earlier and the reviews were pretty much the same (as they are here).

suomynona said:

Jacytoon said:

After that performance just remember Prince couldn't get a record contract as good as Madonna's.

That's because he didn't sell like Madonna. "True Blue" has sold more than "Purple Rain"!

Man, people have terrible taste in music.

I disagree. People listen to what's constantly shoved down their throats, on TV, radio and online. It's easie than to think for themselves. Same thing with politics, etc.

"Stop making stupid people famous" could easily be changed to "Stop making talentless people famous".

murph said:

SPYZFAN1 said:

Wow!! I never ever thought I would live to see the day where Madonna is getting thrashed and trashed repeatedly on the org. She used to be put on such a high pedalstal here years ago...I guess most of those Maddie fan orgers are gone now. It's catch 22..I still think the fans would have found something to complain and criticize about (no matter who did the tribute).

Step outside the Org. That performance is getting the side-eye beyond this place....And again, I didn't mind Madge stepping up to the plate to give a tribute to Prince. It made a lot of sense culturally. But Madonna ain't built for THAT. She's better on uptempo numbers. More importantly, that performance lacked LIFE....

It was flat....Even with Stevie coming in to save the day....

There's a Jon Bream article about it, where he also says it's not very good.

He was one of Prince's biggest supporters in the beginning and middle of his career, but was brutally honest with his critiques at the end. My point in saying that, is that Jon Bream is the real deal and not a "Prince worshipper". If he says it's bad, then it's probably bad. He's not going to risk his own reputation and credibility by writing a puff piece about Madonna.

I didn't watch, and I don't think I want to. Doesn't sound like I missed much. I still have yet to watch any tribute, including D'angelo's performance.

Smookie said:

I'm not much of a Madonna fan, but I don't dislike her music, either. I thought the tribute was beautiful. I cried, and I surely didn't expect to. I felt her performance was lovely, she was in tune and it seemed very heartfelt. As someone said, she didn't make it about herself, it was a sincere tribute to Prince. (And that's a very difficult song to sing without being pitchy but she sang it well.) I listened again this morning to see what all the hating was about, and I teared up again.

I teared up a bit too, where certain lyrics hit home more than others. And then when the larger than life photos of Prince were shown on the backdrop I fully realized (again) that P is gone.

Having said that, the Madonna tribute triggered memories and feelings already in me . . . that's not to say that her tribute was "good". I think she benefited from this being the first awards show tribute in that regard.

leslievette said:

I didn't watch, and I don't think I want to. Doesn't sound like I missed much. I still have yet to watch any tribute, including D'angelo's performance.

Don't miss out on D'Angelo! He brought his A-game and even got choked up during the performance.

He played piano and sang Sometimes It Snows In April, which was a very nice break from the dozens of Purple Rain tributes being done.

Thank u Madonna and Stevie,

U showed respect and class and the emptiness we all feel.

U did good. But it was still the hardest thing I ever and ever will have had to watch on television next to the Staples Center fiasco in 2009.

Why didn't God take me 04/21. I hate him right now for that!

This world is the night of the living dead for me now. I should not be here!

[Edited 5/23/16 11:34am]

[Edited 5/23/16 11:34am]

Se7en said:

leslievette said:

I didn't watch, and I don't think I want to. Doesn't sound like I missed much. I still have yet to watch any tribute, including D'angelo's performance.

Don't miss out on D'Angelo! He brought his A-game and even got choked up during the performance.

He played piano and sang Sometimes It Snows In April, which was a very nice break from the dozens of Purple Rain tributes being done.

I keep hearing it was really well done! I think I haven't watched it because I know i'll get emotional so I've been avoiding it. I do plan on watching it eventually.

Can someone tell me at what point in the show did they burn Prince's symbol? I just re-watched it and just can't seem to see it.

leslievette said:

Se7en said:

Don't miss out on D'Angelo! He brought his A-game and even got choked up during the performance.

He played piano and sang Sometimes It Snows In April, which was a very nice break from the dozens of Purple Rain tributes being done.

I keep hearing it was really well done! I think I haven't watched it because I know i'll get emotional so I've been avoiding it.

Yeah it does get a bit emotional.. the news was still so new and the feelings so raw with them at that moment when D did the show. I teared up watching that.

blue22 said:

The true beauty of this forum is that we can all have different view points. Love it.

Agreed.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Wow!! I never ever thought I would live to see the day where Madonna is getting thrashed and trashed repeatedly on the org. She used to be put on such a high pedalstal here years ago...I guess most of those Maddie fan orgers are gone now. It's catch 22..I still think the fans would have found something to complain and criticize about (no matter who did the tribute).

Maybe they are just being honest and in need of defending Madonna? I know a couple of them (Madonna fans on the org), and they like what they like about her, but they also are very honest if they dislike something.

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I first thought it would be a good idea to make Madonna part of a tribute ( but only part of a tribute, not the whole thing), and then I got a bit worried that it´s going to be all about her, and to some extent it was.

I found her performance a bit boring, and she could´ve benefitted greatly if some of Prince´s closer associates would ´ve been involved.

artist76 said:

MMJas said:

Thought this might interest those of you who like Madonna.

http://blog.thecurrent.org/2015/10/prince-serenades-madonna-at-late-night-paisley-park-gig/

Thanks for this article! It's by someone who was at the October Paisley Park performance that Madonna attended. Really cool. Seems they were friendly, and Madonna was definitely in awe of his talent. Last night, I hated Madonna's tribute, but today, I think it was alright and that bringing Stevie on stage was awkward - she should have just done it alone.

Here's the link (clickable):

http://blog.thecurrent.org/2015/10/prince-serenades-madonna-at-late-night-paisley-park-gig/

The fact that Prince and her hung out and had gotten a bit closer again over the last decade, and of course the Paisley Park event in her honor made it more acceptible for me that she did the tribute, because I get the impression that they had a good time together and Prince would´ve appreciated this. But I fully understand that many people , including people in Prince´s camp, are not very happy with her doing the tribute.

Se7en said:

MidniteMagnet said:

Prince and Amy Winehouse had a facial resemblance. You can see it in that GIF above.

I liked the tribute. Prince LIVED for white women with weak voices and I think he would have enjoyed the tribute. That's not shade...love Mo's voice!

Madonna totally should have recorded Telepathy back in the day.

I hate to say it, but in that clip, he acted like Kerry Washington...( )

as expected ... the performance was shite

i also think BET's response lacked class... there was no need to go there

NinaB said:

babynoz said:

Dude, ask yourself what that image is really saying?

Especially since I read that they burned his symbol at the end.

She knows all about symbology & ritual etc. Kabbalah is esoteric. Ain't none of that shit random. [Edited 5/23/16 6:59am]

Graveyards,

Goth,

Pire of his symbol

....for a video tribute of a "friend"?

RodeoSchro said:

Vashtix said:

Well . . . BET has responded

https://twitter.com/BET/status/734584199546589184

That was AWESOME.

I saw one of the heads on BET in the audience of THe Billboard Awards..

MidniteMagnet said:

Linn4days said:

NinaB said:

babynoz said: She knows all about symbology & ritual etc. Kabbalah is esoteric. Ain't none of that shit random. [Edited 5/23/16 6:59am]

Graveyards,

Goth,

Pire of his symbol

....for a video tribute of a "friend"?

See, I didn't even know about the graveyards & the symbol burning Just seeing that bitch on a purple throne is tacky enough. It's as if she's ASSUMING his throne. But all this other stuff??? Oh hell nah

CalhounSq said:

And....we can speculate Whatever.it.takes.to find peace at the end of all this.

mailaccount63 said:

blue22 said:

The true beauty of this forum is that we can all have different view points. Love it.

Agreed.

KoolEaze said:

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Usually I find stunts like the one BET perpetrated distasteful and counterproductive , but Madonna deserved it.