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VH1 To Premiere Madonna's "Life"

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Madonna's 'Life' to Premiere on VH1 Wednesday
By Barry A. Jeckell

NEW YORK (Billboard) - A newly created performance-only video for Madonna (news - web sites)'s "American Life" will see its world premiere Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on VH1.

The clip will air following the cable channel's special "Madonna Speaks," in which the artist discusses fame and the state of the world with actress Megan Mullally (NBC's "Will & Grace (news - Y! TV)") and, in a separate interview, the decision to pull the original "American Life" video.

Earlier this month Madonna canceled the release of the anti-war imagery-laden "American Life" clip to video outlets. She said in a statement that she did not want to risk offending anyone and did not want the video to be misinterpreted.

The title track from her Maverick/WB album "American Life" debuted at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart and is No. 67 this week on the Hot 100. The album is due April 22, the same day Madonna will perform live for an MTV special, "Madonna On Stage & On the Record."
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Reply #1 posted 04/16/03 12:44am

DavidEye

I'm listening to her new album RIGHT NOW!!! I couldn't wait.My first impression is...


This new CD is decidedly more "rock/pop" than techno,and it's much stronger than her last album ('Music').The songs sound more fleshed out."Hollywood" is a GREAT song but I'm not entirely convinced that it should be the second single."Nobody Knows Me" is incredible!! It's a wonderful electro-funk track that could do very well in clubs.


Bear in mind,I'm hearing the album for the first time.I'll be back with a more extensive review after I've heard it several more times.

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Reply #2 posted 04/16/03 12:57am

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Cool.

I'll probably pick it up tomorrow. biggrin
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Reply #3 posted 04/16/03 5:09am

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June7 said:

Cool.

I'll probably pick it up tomorrow. biggrin



no you won't, it's not out yet biggrin i think you can stream it on the MTV website, though... "The Leak" or something like that.
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Reply #4 posted 04/16/03 5:44am

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AaronSuperior said:

June7 said:

Cool.

I'll probably pick it up tomorrow. biggrin



no you won't, it's not out yet biggrin i think you can stream it on the MTV website, though... "The Leak" or something like that.




Or,you can download it from Kaaza wink
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Reply #5 posted 04/16/03 5:54am

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DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

June7 said:

Cool.

I'll probably pick it up tomorrow. biggrin



no you won't, it's not out yet biggrin i think you can stream it on the MTV website, though... "The Leak" or something like that.




Or,you can download it from Kaaza wink



yeah, if you're weak biggrin
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Reply #6 posted 04/16/03 5:55am

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AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

June7 said:

Cool.

I'll probably pick it up tomorrow. biggrin



no you won't, it's not out yet biggrin i think you can stream it on the MTV website, though... "The Leak" or something like that.




Or,you can download it from Kaaza wink



yeah, if you're weak biggrin



We all know how weak you are for Madonna...lol...come on,go ahead and download it.You know you need your "fix".
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Reply #7 posted 04/16/03 5:57am

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DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

June7 said:

Cool.

I'll probably pick it up tomorrow. biggrin



no you won't, it's not out yet biggrin i think you can stream it on the MTV website, though... "The Leak" or something like that.




Or,you can download it from Kaaza wink



yeah, if you're weak biggrin



We all know how weak you are for Madonna...lol...come on,go ahead and download it.You know you need your "fix".
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stop it! stfu i will be strong! biggrin btw, they just showed a clip of the new video and part of the VH1 interview on Good Morning America...
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Reply #8 posted 04/16/03 6:03am

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How does the new video look?
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Reply #9 posted 04/16/03 6:12am

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DavidEye said:

How does the new video look?



cheap
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Reply #10 posted 04/16/03 6:13am

DavidEye

Isn't it just a performance video? I was thinking Maddy would just grab a guitar,sit on a stool and play an acoustic version of the song.I can't imagine her using any of the footage from the original video.
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Reply #11 posted 04/16/03 6:15am

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DavidEye said:

Isn't it just a performance video? I was thinking Maddy would just grab a guitar,sit on a stool and play an acoustic version of the song.I can't imagine her using any of the footage from the original video.



well, from what i've sussed, it looks like the original video with a bunch of greenscreening to block out whatever was supposed to be behind her. but then, i haven't seen the original video. perhaps it looked cheap too, and that's how it looked. and that this was the original.

so i dunno... what i saw wasn't all that impressive.
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Reply #12 posted 04/16/03 6:20am

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btw,that pic in your avatar is taken directly from the original video.Right before the rap,she says "Fuck it" and then salutes.It's one of my favorite scenes smile
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Reply #13 posted 04/16/03 6:28am

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btw,that pic in your avatar is taken directly from the original video.Right before the rap,she says "Fuck it" and then salutes.It's one of my favorite scenes smile



hmmm, yeah, part of the video snippet i saw this morning was of the rap, and it was this scene. and there was an American flag greenscreened in behind her. was it like that in the original?
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Reply #14 posted 04/16/03 6:34am

DavidEye

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

btw,that pic in your avatar is taken directly from the original video.Right before the rap,she says "Fuck it" and then salutes.It's one of my favorite scenes smile



hmmm, yeah, part of the video snippet i saw this morning was of the rap, and it was this scene. and there was an American flag greenscreened in behind her. was it like that in the original?



Yep,that part is from the original video.From the way you described it,I think the new video is going to only use the performance footage from the original video,and not all the other,more offensive footage.
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Reply #15 posted 04/16/03 6:37am

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DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

btw,that pic in your avatar is taken directly from the original video.Right before the rap,she says "Fuck it" and then salutes.It's one of my favorite scenes smile



hmmm, yeah, part of the video snippet i saw this morning was of the rap, and it was this scene. and there was an American flag greenscreened in behind her. was it like that in the original?



Yep,that part is from the original video.From the way you described it,I think the new video is going to only use the performance footage from the original video,and not all the other,more offensive footage.



hmmm... was the US flag behind her in the original version? because in my picture, and in all the other video pictures i've seen of her in this suit, it's not.
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Reply #16 posted 04/16/03 6:40am

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The American flag is only behind her during one part of the song.It's when she raps "I'd like to express my extreme point of view...I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew".The rest of the time,the flag is nowhere to be found.
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Reply #17 posted 04/16/03 6:42am

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The American flag is only behind her during one part of the song.It's when she raps "I'd like to express my extreme point of view...I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew".The rest of the time,the flag is nowhere to be found.



okay, that's what i saw.

um... how about the parts where she's on... what, a tank or something? and spraying water? it's intercut with real footage of quick glimpses of tanks & other war shit? and she's spraying the crowd with water? and they left the Bush part in... unless they were just showing the original, and not the edit.


i sure hope it was the original. i guess i should download it to find out. but if that's what the video was like, it really sucked and i'm glad she pulled it biggrin hopefully the new one's better.
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Reply #18 posted 04/16/03 6:46am

DavidEye

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

The American flag is only behind her during one part of the song.It's when she raps "I'd like to express my extreme point of view...I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew".The rest of the time,the flag is nowhere to be found.



okay, that's what i saw.

um... how about the parts where she's on... what, a tank or something? and spraying water? it's intercut with real footage of quick glimpses of tanks & other war shit? and she's spraying the crowd with water? and they left the Bush part in... unless they were just showing the original, and not the edit.


i sure hope it was the original. i guess i should download it to find out. but if that's what the video was like, it really sucked and i'm glad she pulled it biggrin hopefully the new one's better.




All of those scenes you memtioned are indeed from the original video.She's actually spraying the media/reporters with water! That part is funny,but somehow,I don't think any of these scenes will be in the new video.
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Reply #19 posted 04/16/03 7:00am

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DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

The American flag is only behind her during one part of the song.It's when she raps "I'd like to express my extreme point of view...I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew".The rest of the time,the flag is nowhere to be found.



okay, that's what i saw.

um... how about the parts where she's on... what, a tank or something? and spraying water? it's intercut with real footage of quick glimpses of tanks & other war shit? and she's spraying the crowd with water? and they left the Bush part in... unless they were just showing the original, and not the edit.


i sure hope it was the original. i guess i should download it to find out. but if that's what the video was like, it really sucked and i'm glad she pulled it biggrin hopefully the new one's better.




All of those scenes you memtioned are indeed from the original video.She's actually spraying the media/reporters with water! That part is funny,but somehow,I don't think any of these scenes will be in the new video.



oh good. what i saw looked really cheap. a re-edit with possibly new footage included would probably improve it biggrin


but, then, the only Madonna video i've been totally pleased with since... er... uh... You'll See has been Don't Tell Me. most of them are good, but i've had issues with many of them.
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Reply #20 posted 04/16/03 7:43pm

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THE VIDEO WAS LAME

I wish she would've just gone without...

the 'interview' was pretty dry too, oh well...Tuesday is almost here...
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Reply #21 posted 04/17/03 1:20am

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AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

The American flag is only behind her during one part of the song.It's when she raps "I'd like to express my extreme point of view...I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew".The rest of the time,the flag is nowhere to be found.



okay, that's what i saw.

um... how about the parts where she's on... what, a tank or something? and spraying water? it's intercut with real footage of quick glimpses of tanks & other war shit? and she's spraying the crowd with water? and they left the Bush part in... unless they were just showing the original, and not the edit.


i sure hope it was the original. i guess i should download it to find out. but if that's what the video was like, it really sucked and i'm glad she pulled it biggrin hopefully the new one's better.




All of those scenes you memtioned are indeed from the original video.She's actually spraying the media/reporters with water! That part is funny,but somehow,I don't think any of these scenes will be in the new video.



oh good. what i saw looked really cheap. a re-edit with possibly new footage included would probably improve it biggrin


but, then, the only Madonna video i've been totally pleased with since... er... uh... You'll See has been Don't Tell Me. most of them are good, but i've had issues with many of them.





Aaron,will you stop playing around and go see the original video?? Go to this site and click on "American Life"...


http://homepage.mac.com/Kylebingley


I'll be waitng for your "review" wink
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Reply #22 posted 04/17/03 5:21am

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DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

AaronSuperior said:

DavidEye said:

The American flag is only behind her during one part of the song.It's when she raps "I'd like to express my extreme point of view...I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew".The rest of the time,the flag is nowhere to be found.



okay, that's what i saw.

um... how about the parts where she's on... what, a tank or something? and spraying water? it's intercut with real footage of quick glimpses of tanks & other war shit? and she's spraying the crowd with water? and they left the Bush part in... unless they were just showing the original, and not the edit.


i sure hope it was the original. i guess i should download it to find out. but if that's what the video was like, it really sucked and i'm glad she pulled it biggrin hopefully the new one's better.




All of those scenes you memtioned are indeed from the original video.She's actually spraying the media/reporters with water! That part is funny,but somehow,I don't think any of these scenes will be in the new video.



oh good. what i saw looked really cheap. a re-edit with possibly new footage included would probably improve it biggrin


but, then, the only Madonna video i've been totally pleased with since... er... uh... You'll See has been Don't Tell Me. most of them are good, but i've had issues with many of them.





Aaron,will you stop playing around and go see the original video?? Go to this site and click on "American Life"...


http://homepage.mac.com/Kylebingley


I'll be waitng for your "review" wink




not really interested... didn't really want to see it when it was going to be released. my interest isn't particularly peaked by her shelving it. i'll get around to it someday when i'm on Kazaalite and NOT looking for porn biggrin
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Reply #23 posted 04/17/03 5:22am

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the re-edit sure was cheap confused

and not even because it was just her in front of the camera. that could have been kinda simple and neat. the green-screening of the flags behind her made it look cheap. yuck.


she looked fucking great in it, though, didn't she?
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Reply #24 posted 04/17/03 5:38am

DavidEye

AaronSuperior said:

the re-edit sure was cheap confused

and not even because it was just her in front of the camera. that could have been kinda simple and neat. the green-screening of the flags behind her made it look cheap. yuck.


she looked fucking great in it, though, didn't she?



Oh yes! smile
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Reply #25 posted 04/17/03 6:24am

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AaronSuperior said:

the re-edit sure was cheap confused

and not even because it was just her in front of the camera. that could have been kinda simple and neat. the green-screening of the flags behind her made it look cheap. yuck.


she looked fucking great in it, though, didn't she?


nod

but, it had a very cheap feel to it...I'll be surprised if it gets much (if any play) oh well...
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Reply #26 posted 04/17/03 6:27am

DavidEye

Endorphin,have you listened to the album yet? Did you download any of the tracks? What's your opinion??
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Endorphin,have you listened to the album yet? Did you download any of the tracks? What's your opinion??



christ, you're like a drug dealer! or a cigatte company executive biggrin
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Reply #28 posted 04/17/03 9:04am

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I JUST HAVE TO SAY...


Madonna seemed really stupid last night on Vh1. I have always liked her and her music, regardless
of her political views. But please, she's gonna sit up on VH1 and preach about life and what
it means to be truly happy. Excuse me? And whats her name from Will and Grace, was such
a horrible interviewer, she was totally kissing her ass, it was pathetic.

So, she remakes her video for fear of how it will effect her family or for how it may be
misinterpreted? Please, I thought she hat more balls than that. She's disappointing here, because
I wish she would have shown it, so that she could have been critiqued. I cannot see how these celebs
can sit there and trash the president, but God forbid anyone do the same to them...

freakin fools...
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Reply #29 posted 04/17/03 9:25am

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gabeez said:

I JUST HAVE TO SAY...


Madonna seemed really stupid last night on Vh1. I have always liked her and her music, regardless
of her political views. But please, she's gonna sit up on VH1 and preach about life and what
it means to be truly happy. Excuse me? And whats her name from Will and Grace, was such
a horrible interviewer, she was totally kissing her ass, it was pathetic.

So, she remakes her video for fear of how it will effect her family or for how it may be
misinterpreted? Please, I thought she hat more balls than that. She's disappointing here, because
I wish she would have shown it, so that she could have been critiqued. I cannot see how these celebs
can sit there and trash the president, but God forbid anyone do the same to them...

freakin fools...



again, I agree.
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