I shouldn't really be saying this via the medium of blog...........actually yes I should and will. That's what it's here for.
My bombshell is: I really can't understand the fuss that is Madonna.
She was on BBC TV last night being gussied-up by Jo Whiley. I think I've gotten a little long in the tooth (I still have a couple left) but I cringe when I watch these sort of interviews on television. This slavish toadying was interspersed with clips from her show. At one stage she came on with an accoustic guitar and proceeded to parody somebody strumming. If she was actually playing, I make no apologies for this misconception. She looked ridiculous. And would have appeared more credible as some obscure Eurovision Song Contestant - minus the nil point. But it gets a little better/worse depending on whether you feel the pain.
Another entrance with a slick, black, shiny electric guitar and a very "You-Tube" rendition of The Stones "satisfaction". My apologies to "You-Tube" as I have seen some mighty fine musicians on there. And therein lies the rub. She never was a musician, but neither has she been a particularly average pop star. Her latest musical effort is hardly ground-breaking considering the years she has been in the business and the expertise she has at her disposal. She is pandying to a youth culture that probably laughs at her behind her back but enjoys the attention she indirectly brings their way. So it's a mutally symbiotic relationship that sadly does nothing for real musical talent.
Furthermore I never, EVER thought Tina Turner looked ridiculous belting out rock numbers, shaking a tail feather, in a mini skirt at 60.
Maybe that's the difference between real talent and self-promotion.
2008-05-14 @ 12:36