Madonna video 'top rule-breaker'
Posted: 24 July 2006 - From BBC News Online

Madonna's Like a Prayer, condemned by Christian organisations as blasphemous upon its release in 1989, has topped a poll of videos which 'broke the rules'.
The clip showed the singer dancing around burning crosses and kissing a black Christ-like figure in a church.
It came first in a survey of 10,000 MTV viewers, with Madonna's songs Ray of Light and Vogue also in the top five.
Baby One More Time by Britney Spears was number two, with Michael Jackson's 13-minute epic Thriller in third place.
Madonna - one of the icons of the MTV age - has been excluded from the network's playlist on more than one occasion because of the content of her videos.
It refused to show Justify My Love in 1990 because of its sexual themes.
Erotica and What it Feels Like For a Girl - depicting an angry woman on a crime spree - would be screened only in the early hours when they were released in 1992 and 2001 respectively.
The full top 100 will be played as part of MTV's 25th anniversary on 1 August.

*1. Madonna, Like a Prayer
2. Britney Spears, Baby One More Time
3. Michael Jackson, Thriller
*4. Madonna, Ray of Light
*5. Madonna, Vogue
6. Michael and Janet Jackson, Scream
7. Robbie Williams, Rock DJ
8. Eric Prydz, Call on Me
9. Jamiroquai, Virtual Insanity
10. Spice Girls, Wannabe





Madonna's dressing room demands
Posted: 25 July 2006

Madonna has come up with a string of bizarre demands for the UK leg of her tour, The Mirror claims today.
The singer has requested that her dressing room toilets have a brand new loo seat for each night of the Confessions tour, which begins in Cardiff on Sunday.
A source revealed, 'The seat has to be inspected by her people, then installed - with an unbroken seal - by plumbers before each gig.'
Madge has also asked for three special Kabbalah candles - a 'DNA of the Soul' candle, which restores meaning to lives, a 'Power of Prosperity' candle which helps the star to remain unaffected by fame, and an 'Evil Eye' candle which protects against negative glances.
A foot spa and a new lick of white paint for her dressing room have also been requested by the singer.
Madonna's spokesperson Liz Rosenburg confirmed that cleanliness is very important to the star, adding, 'And who wouldn't want a new toilet seat wherever they go?'

Here's a list of Madonna's must haves:
1. New seat cover on her loo
2. Three Kabbalah candles to protect and keep her safe
3. White roses in the dressing room
4. An all white dressing room - including the walls
5. A love seat
6. Bottles of Kabbalah water
7. An Ein Gedi Dead Sea Foot Spa
8. Unsalted Edamame - a type of Japanese pea to snack on




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You know what's funny about the new toilet seat thing....Janet demands (or was rumoured to demand) the same thing. This was stated on Howard Stern years ago and Howard said something to the effect of he agreed and would do the same. But it's funny because they were breaking Madonna's balls about it today!

10. Spice Girls - Wannabe

LMAO! Okay, HOW did this break ANY rules? WTF? *DEAD*

And Britney Spears? Damn.
[Edited 7/26/06 19:59pm]

VinnyM27 said:

Trust it to you to go and turn this into a Janet vs. Madonna thread one post in!

VoicesCarry said:

VoicesCarry said:

Damn, Damn, Damn!

It honestly just happens!
[Edited 7/26/06 20:49pm]

VoicesCarry said:

If I remember correctly, there where absolutely no edits! They followed the girls from room to room and stuff was happening the whole time. I don't know...I think that's pretty impressive and much more to the director's credit than the musical artists.