Happy Birthday - Madonna

Can we not?

Iconic

From party to Part D….

I had that she’s 67, because that means I’m getting older too.

She's back in Italy for the Palio di Siena. Then she'll be joined by family and friends Sting and Debi Mazar, among others, for birthday festivities.

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A legend and a lady.

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^^Doting mum

The twins are very photogenic.

Africans are so beautiful

R11 thinks she’s not being patronizing.

It does sound awful but the Africans I know are all really hot.

I thought she’d go the Marlene Dietrich path in her later years but it seems like she’s going the Mae West route. Without the wit. Not in a good way.

In her heyday, an incredibly beautiful woman.

Happy 100th, GRANNY!!!

She can coast now after outliving all her contemporaries!

Janet's still around.

[quote] I had that she’s 67, because that means I’m getting older too.

And the landslide will bring you both down.

R17, yeah, she is

[quote] Africans are so beautiful

Thanks! It's a lot of upkeep but so worth it in the end.

Same DAY and YEAR as DL's beloved Angela Bassett

She had a hot career, but it couldn't last forever. She stopped being an interesting artist after 2005 and has been declining mentally since her divorce from Guy Ritchie. With all that being said, she still has the best music catalog of all female pop stars, and I will always appreciate her for groundbreaking music videos and concert tours. Also, her gay activism and contribution to AIDS related causes. Happy belated birthday, Madge. You're getting up there!

I am curious to know what her new album will sound like given that she’s going for COAD part two. If anyone can give her a comeback album, at least to fans, it’s Stuart Price. But I expect a lot of vocoder shit to try and cover up the old lady tones.

[quote] She can coast now after outliving all her contemporaries!

Ahem…

I love her. Always will.

Ar 67 do you think she can finally retire wearing grills? Or does she think they *still* make her look edgy?

She’s not growing old with grace, but she remains a legend. In terms of pop artists with actual cultural impact and an actual long run Top 10 singles, few women have ever been on Madonna’s level.

I loved the “ FlopDNA!” threads in here though, back in 2012 when her worst-ever album bounced down and off the Top 200 in short order.

She went far despite being a bad singer.

She reminds me of the elderly Bette Davis.

She's been pretty quiet in the last year or so. She was having such a miserable time with aging, and kept acting out for years and years beforehand.

It's hardest to age when your brand depends on your being sexy.

She hasn’t been quiet at all.

Makes me think of the comment in "Truth or Dare" about her being in a race against time.

The level of celebrity she achieved just isn't healthy for anyone. Prince also went batshit crazy from it. But they accomplished more than most people in their profession and on their own terms.

I think the near death (OD?} and successful tour helped level things out.

MJs would be last tour was the nail in his coffin, so she's got that at least

Her fat butt implants say it all.

[quote]She had a hot career, but it couldn't last forever. She stopped being an interesting artist after 2005

Once she went to England, did the Reinvention tour and that desperate stunt of kissing Britney, it was a wrap. Most pop artists have a good 10-15 years. Fans I knew lost interest starting with the Drowned World Tour. Bedtime Stories is her last true great pop album. Ray of Light is overrated and Music has its moments. Confessions was ok.

[quote]In terms of pop artists with actual cultural impact and an actual long run Top 10 singles, few women have ever been on Madonna’s level.

What cultural impact though? She was a groundbreaking artist, but did she really change music the way Aretha, Joni, Streisand even Whitney did?

R7 She’s looking for her grills.

Whatever you may think of Madonna, she was instrumental in formulating the acceptance of gay men in mainstream society.

Madonna Louise Cic crone.

The Guy Ritchie thing is still bizarre to me. He’s not hot , interesting or even a great filmmaker. If she really wanted to be with a British guy she could have done better.

[quote] Whatever you may think of Madonna, she was instrumental in formulating the acceptance of gay men in mainstream society.

I like Madonna, but I actually don't think that's really true.

R38 I adore Madonna, but that is nonsense.

Here she is yesterday waving like the queen from a balcony in Italy. Such a delusional idiot.

R40 = Johnny English.

I thought Guy was into swinging just like Madge.

Madonna initiated the trend for pole dancer pop stars with gorgeous faces and figures and minimal musical talent.

I think her NDE a couple years back slapped some much-needed sense into her.

r41/r42 Madonna did a lot for gay male visibility back in the day. She did have an impact on the mainstream public's attitudes about gay men.

R43, She is the Queen.

1994 - the year I became a loyal fan