IS it the best? MADONNA - VOGUE (Music Video Reaction) 

The MOMENT Madonna became an icon. You can literally see it happen. What a masterpiece.

As a young gay 12 years old in 1990, with oriental origins, it definitely gave me confidence to exist in the wide open as I am!!!

because this was filmed in a retro style as an homage to 30s-40s Hollywood, it will literally never look dated or feel old, and the song is still being referenced in pop culture, with Beyoncé recently sampling it in her 'Queen's Remix' of 'Break My Soul'. Is it the best? I mean, it's up there fore sure, but I'd put a few others above it. Like a Prayer for the political importance, Erotica for the sheer daring, Express Yourself for the elegance and message of female empowerment, Bedtime Story for the artistry. But Vogue will probably go down as Madonna's biggest hit and her most enduring legacy.

I'm 10 years older than you, I think. I remember when Mtv played videos only. There was a time for the "World Premiere Video". They did it with the biggest singers. It was the first time you would see it. People would wait for 7p.m. Friday for any one of these videos to premiere. It was an event if you can imagine that. There was no RU-vid to leak videos on. Mtv made it almost magical. The video was awesome. Paid tribute to so many past actors and actresses of the Golden Era of Hollywood. When it debuted no one knew this was an underground gay dance style. That information came out later and when it did I didn't know what an underground gay dance scene was so that part didn't matter too much to me. I found it to be completely original and so precise in movement. It is one of her best videos. I wish people would make more videos like this now. Style and substance over trend!! Truly iconic! (What a cliche that is now, but it's true for this video and song!). Thank you Johnny for allowing me to contribute. I appreciate your honesty and fascination with cultural icons!

Fun fact: The see-through blouse at the beginning of the video was originally worn by Natashja Kinski in a photoshoot by Helmut Newton in 1983.

When Madonna became the Queen of Music she was on the top of world...!!! I was 15 years old when this masterpiece came out. It really blowed my mind, all the world talking about Madonna, it was imposible escape from her...! Greetings from Buenos Aires...!

The song Vogue was produced by Shep Pettibone and recorded in December of 1989. The song was originally intended to be the b-side for Keep It Together, but Madonna recognized the song's brilliance and decided to release it afterwards, as a single. The video for Vogue was filmed in March of 1990 and released to MTV in April of 1990. Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour began in April of 1990.

With black and white video, groove beat and great dance, this is iconic

Has to be one of my top ten Madonna videos for sure, and you’ll not only see all the dancers in this video on the Blonde Ambition Tour, the three guy’s vogueing by themselves are in fact the ones that taught Madonna how to vogue and are from the actual ball scene.

One of the greatest music videos on this planet!!

Never forget the night this Premiered on MTV. It was like 'what on earth are we seeing here?!' Style, sophistication, a fantastic song, and wow, what a video. At the time it was seen as the height of video-making and it holds up well 30 years later.

Right again, those beauty shots of Madonna throughout the video are recreations of famous shots of Hollywood legends like Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Marilyn and yes Veronica Lake. There’s also recreations of famous fashion photographs from the era.

Not only this one, but also Express Yourself are, for me, top 1 (yes, with two videos!). Vogue came just before Blond Ambition Tour. For me, Madonna at the top of carrer, with all spotlights on her, show to the straight and conservative world how to make a masterpiece video. And, at that point, for us, have a Superstar showing to the world how that gay culture (an underground culture at that point) is surprising and capable of to do that kind of iconic video just gave us more power to move on and spread gay-pride culture to the world.

I was 10 years old back in 1990, when i first heard this song by Madonna i am 43 years old now in 2023, i have all her CDs from 1983 till now!!❤ 1990 the year hand fans was born❤❤🎉🎉

i may be biased but, i think this is the best pop song of the 90's. i hear it on the radio, supermarkets, and at str8 parties & gay clubs all the time. g'day from Australia.

The scene towards the end with Madonna in a corset (seen from behind) is actually a reference to a photograph from 1939 called "Corset by Detolle for Mainbocher" by Horst P. Horst. If you want to find out what this song and its success meant to the Ballroom scene and their hope of finally being seen you should watch the second season of that amazing show "Pose".

Just wanted to let you know that you've become my favorite reactor playing all these great Madonna vids. Keep up the good work! 👌

Her vocals are better on the Japan tour as it was the beginning of the Blond Ambition Tour. By the time she does Nice (the very last show) her vocals are shattered having had throat problems throughout the tour and having to cancel a few shows as a result. But its such an iconic tour.

👏👏👏Great message to the Haters, I love the song and the video, it never gets old, I remember this being played on MTV

Love that this and like a prayer were only a year apart but so massively different..the general public loves 80s Madonna but her 90s work is so much more varied and interesting especially the videos

The images of this video were highly inspired by the work of the German-American fashion photographer Horst P. Horst. The shot with the white corset on the bathtube in the end is an exact copy of one of his artworks. This video is loaded with references, it was and still is what M is best at❤

she's queen mother~❤❤❤❤

A timeless work of art, a paean to artifice and aesthetic beauty. Also when Madonna and Sharon Stone bore a striking resemblance to each other. In my top ten songs of all time, it has defined large parts of my life. I can never get enough of that beat, that melody.

As well as the old Hollywood styling there are numerous Art scene references; Tamara De Lempicka, Horst P. Horst, George Burrell, Man Ray....

Vogue = Pop Perfection

There are many setups in the video that are based on old Horst P. Horst photographs.

apologies if it's been mentioned... on the surface, it is a catchy pop song ('scuse me, THE pop song!) but the lyrics go deep. it starts with '...everywhere you turn it's heartache...'-it is '89/90, people are dying of AIDS. she kept losing her closest friends, AND she was the loudest advocate of the gay and the positive communities way before it became 'fashionable'-the song is a tribute to the ballroom culture, to her gay friends and fans who had been there before she became MADONNA in block capitals, to drag, to hollywood (if a typo is deliberately made, is it still a typo?..), and it screams beauty and freedom. and as a born gay man, my absolute favourite moment of the video is when she turns towards the camera in the sheer top and the girls say 'HIYEEEEEE!!'. beauty and freedom. MTV (erm, mtv) wanted her to cut it. @madonna said 'f*ck I will.' (which is why she thought she could push 'Justify my Love' thru censorship. that time around it didn't work. ...and the video single on vhs was born. I'm sure she made more than the cost of renting the whole floor (or 2?) in that hotel in Paris where that video was shot...) No one will ever touch the heights M has. it's taken a solid 40 years for the world to realise, thank f*ck SHE IS HERE to bask in the glory and finally enjoy the well-deserved, if incredibly overdue recognition and appreciation.

This is a Masterclass of Pop Music & Music Video. Iconic.

VOGUE was released like a month before the Blond Ambition Tour kicked off. I remember hearing it on the radio. They announced both the new single (Vogue) and up coming tour. At the time, I had never even heard the word "Vogue", let alone know what it meant.

Is this the best Madonna music video of all time? Some say yes, some say no... but you said it best. It is "just perfect"! This is a Madonna video that I never get tired of watching. I have been watching the Vogue video or listening to the song, nearly every day for the last 33 years. And I never get tired of, in fact, it still sweeps me up and immediately takes me away from what I'm doing, thinking et cetera...It takes me to another place. A good place. A magical place. The place where Madonna takes all of her superfans. That's why we love her so much...

This music video never gets old. Thanks for posting! ✌🏻👍🏻✌🏻

Top ten. Has aged extremely well. Express Yourself is better but this is close second. Much of the video, including the end scene of Madonna's back in a corset was inspired by the photography of Horst P. Horst, who wholly disapproved of the video, lol, likely because he wasn't contacted prior to the filming.

The shot where she's walking in front of the "harlequin" paned window is very reminiscent of 'Express Yourself. I really miss Niki and Donna, especially on tours. Also, not that flashing "GO FUCK YOURSELVES"! God I love you!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I was watching the Ryan Murphy show Pose, and they cover all of this in the series. The houses that perform the vogue dancers at the ballroom’s were all very excited that Madonna had made them main stream.

One of my favorite with Madonna videos. Great aesthetic. I always loved the little dance she does after "magical!Life's a ball part!". I dont think this is cultural appropriation. Shes paying homage in this one song. Like "hey look at this cool stuff i saw in tbe gay clubs"❤

Absolutely one of her best videos. Great representation of the vogueing in a clever, gorgeous, old Hollywood way. What a banger. What a moment. Only Madonna.

The creator of vouge ing is one of the dancers and is in this video, the dancer with the pencil mustache.

Thank you for "getting it" - the video, that is. Like you said, you don't have to be a part of gay culture to recognize it, give props to it and respect it. But you have to at least be culturally aware, and you seem to be that sir. As you pointed out, this video also pays homage to some heavy hitters of Hollywood's golden age. Much respect to the players of that era. And much obliged to you my friend for an awesome reaction.

Most entertaining female artist ever.❤❤❤

One of the best music videos of all time.

Yes, I think this is her best!

Don't let internet trolls rattle your cage.Unfortunately some people just suck

this video was both groundbreaking and controversial. vogueing had been around for decades but, i think, it was in the 80's when it became more entrenched in ballrooms, which had been around for even far longer and have a rich history. it's unclear when vogueing came into being but i was acquainted with Willie Ninja, who created the House of Ninja, and who was credited in the 80's for cementing vogueing at that time. Madonna had approached him but he refused to work with her in favor of working with Malcolm McClaren who incorporated him and vogueing in his video, Deep in Vogueing, which came out before Madonna made vogueing mainstream. in any event, Madonna's vogueing video came out around the same time as Paris Is Burning, a documentary by Jenny Livingston. it was an interesting contrast in that Madonna's video elevated vogueing to a glamorous level whereas Jenny's documentary portrayed voguers as disenfranchised people from the underclass. Yet, both Madonna and Jenny generated praise and recognition for their works by "discovering" voguers who had been voguing for decades before and gained no public recognition or praise. so, on the one hand, both Madonna and Jenny brought to the public an awareness of vogueing but they also benefited from it in a way that came across to some as exploitative. for me, personally, i also feel a certain ick for the academics and social critics who criticized Madonna and Jenny because, in my opinion, where were they before Madonna and Jenny capitalized on vogueing? so, it feels to me like everyone took their turn to exploit vogueing for their own means. nevertheless, it's nice to see it finally recognized and appreciated.

G'day it's Steven from down under again What can i say?... All hail the Queen of Pop!

By the time the Blonde Ambition track reached the States in May 1990 - Vogue just climbed to number one on Billboard. At the time Keep it together was also on heavy rotation on MTV from May onwards, the Live Houston Version. Her fame was at that time was perhaps the biggest I've witnessed, at that moment in time she was the biggest.

Iconic and stunning. The live version from The Blond Ambition tour is amazing.

David Fincher directed that video.

One of her interviews i saw, she was writing for the Dick Tracy 1940's inspired soundtrack and obviously old Hollywood but she was fascinated by Warren Beatty and all the women he had been linked to.

Really like this video! When it came out, I remember it caught my attention and respect for Madonna!

Imagery inspired by the Hollywood glamour portraits of George Hurrell and the fashion photography of Horst P. Horst and George Hoyningen-Huene.

This video came out before the tour. The MTV Awards was after the tour.

Great music video and song, if I need to choose one song to represent her, this is it. Wonder what happened to the director... 🤣🤣🤣

The cone bra was first introduced in the Open Your Heart music video from the True Blue album days. Vogue was released just before the Blonde Ambition Tour and then she performed it as part of the concert as well . In Bed with Madonna was the documentary of the Blonde Ambition Tour and you see all the dancers from the Vogue music video in both the tour and the documentary. The Blonde Ambition Tour is credited as inventing what you know today as the modern pop concert! You'll also see a lot more of the cone bra in the Blond Ambition Tour. If you want to see the reaction of the underground vogue/ballroom scene to the release of Vogue, you should watch the TV series called Pose, done by Ryan Murphy about this whole era. Excellent series that won lots of awards.

The live performance Blond Ambition Tour is iconic to! I'm looking forward to your reaction for this masterpiece tour!

there are so many great madonna videos. and they are great in different ways. for all of the issues around madonna, she was a really stunning artist in her own right. fearless. always taking the form forward. not afraid to collaborate with other talents. always had an eye on the bigger picture of what she was doing-as you reference with her bringing gay culture into the mainstream, the shout-out to old Hollywood and Hollywood glamour, etc. plus-her videos were always classy. top shelf. for all the crap madonna got about being a loose, sexual woman-her videos were always really classy affairs from top to bottom. "vogue" is definitely an example of madonna at her best. the song. the video. the look. all of it comes together in a really stunning way here. I agree about the shock of Fincher directing it. it doesn't really seem like his thing, and yet the detail, the lighting, the whole flow of the video is thrilling. something surprising when looking at fincher and his work, in terms of this video, is the way it views men in the video, it eats them up unabashedly. Fincher really understands male beauty in this video. And he revels in the idea of glamour and dress up here. Not a usual quality in his work, nor in male heterosexual directors for that matter in general, especially during the late 1980's. Fincher also really seems to understand the fantasy of Hollywood glamour and drag. though no drag is in this video, per se, the video has that sensibility of glamour that is put-on and posed. really kind of remarkable that Fincher does this here so expertly, and with such flair. lastly, I would say that this is peak madonna, absolutely. yet, so is "ray of light" which was released about a decade later. "ray of light" is peak madonna with both the song and the video. and madonna's vocals are way at their peak. madonna's vocals are at their fullest and highest point in "ray of light". they were never better, and went to an entirely new place for her in that song. also, I would say "material world" is peak madonna. I would say "take a bow" is peak madonna. I would say "justify my love" is peak madonna. I would say "express yourself" and "like a prayer" are peak madonna level. she truly has had that many peaks. and each of these songs and videos are completely different. they each stand on their own as great work. for all of the "stuff" around madonna and her career, ultimately, she is a great artist and an important cultural force. i feel lucky to have been a young person during the rise of her career and art, it has been very exciting. she always had something to say. and she always had something to show us that we hadn't seen before, quite.

My favourite song and video ever. I fell in love with it the day it was released and it’s as fresh now as it was then. Been looking forward to your review of this. I think you might also like the Beyonce / Madonna Break My Soul Queens Remix already mentioned by someone which is fantastic. I also enjoyed the Go Fuck Yourselves message at the start of your reaction 😂

I think this is a unique Madonna dance they came up with. @7:37. No reference here just showing off how great they both were at club dancing.

Amazing reaction 😍

4:44 total Marilyn Monroe moment

Coming late to this so what can I add? Yes it's the Blond Ambition crew, the Horst poses, the recreation of the cited stars, and even the blouse have all been covered. MTV wanted that portion cut, but Madonna refused so they ended up playing it anyway. I will say that at the time this came out 9 of the 16 stars mentioned were still alive and Lauren Becall (2014) was last survivor. Oh, and that 2 second fragment of horn you hear was recreated by Pettibone (not sampled) for which they were sued, but they ultimately won as it was found to be de minimis (i.e., yes it was copied, but it was so small and insignificant to the "Vogue" composition, that it didn't legally matter). Warren asked her to write a song for "Dick Tracy" and he'd slept with everyone so that got her thinking. And then she didn't want to do a period song, so she did a modern song influenced by the period. The thing is, Madonna had always been accused by her detractors of not being "original" in that she just "stole" things from other people and "passed them off" as her own. So with this song, and particularly this video, she was sticking two fingers up at those critics by literally reciting and recreating moods, images and eras that had inspired her, and doing so openly and obviously. She didn't stop there as she went on to embody Louise Brooks for the Immaculate Collection booklet, Dietrich for the Girlie Show ("Deeper and Deeper"), Bette Davis for many of the "Bedtime Stories" promotionals (see the "Human Nature" cover, for example), Rita Hayworth at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar party, etc., etc. If you give me a "look", I can probably give you the inspiration behind it. She's done James Dean, Barbra Streisand ("Erotica" video outfit), Elvis, Mae West, pretty much everyone. There was even talk of her playing Mae West to Mickey Rooney's W.C. Fields, but it never happened. Back to Vogue, which was tagged onto "I'm Breathless" because she had nowhere else to put, much like "Die Another Day" was included on "American Life", though at least the latter sounded like it belonged. Lastly, why doesn't this begin with "what are you looking at?" Was that just the album version? I always liked that and the long opening, which is often truncated for the "2-minute" generation.

Iconic song.

One of my favorites song with “like a virgin” think that was her first release

It was before the Blond Ambition tour. @19:56

Uk number 1 in 1990 ❤🎉❤

And to think this was almost a b-side.

Yes.

Hey there Johnny I wanted to take a moment to address some of the comments you've been receiving. Let's be real here, those people probably couldn't even spell "authentic" or "genuine" if their lives depended on it. But guess what? You, my friend, have the most incredible palette out of all the RU-vid reactors out there! You have an exceptional ability to pick up on even the tiniest nuances in music and imagery within videos. And you know why? It's because you have a wealth of experiences and knowledge that you can draw upon. Here's the thing, Johnny. Being older than 17 actually works in your favor. You're able to notice and appreciate so many more things than those younger folks. Trust me, they're missing out big time! By the way, I wanted to ask you something. Have you heard about the Celebration Tour by Madonna? It's a grand retrospective of her incredible 40-year career. I thought it might be right up your alley, considering your deep appreciation for music and artistry. It could be an amazing opportunity to witness the brilliance of one of the greatest artists of our time. Keep doing what you're doing, Johnny. Your insights and talent as a reactor are truly unmatched!

Jane lymch sing this song on glee

React Kylie Minogue / Towa Tei - GBI: German Bold Italic ❤

Cien.

It’s definitely Madonna’s best by far - it’s the only one I like and it was good enough to get over my deep dislike of her horrible personality. I was a young teen when In Bed With Madonna came out and I’m glad I saw her for what she is otherwise I’d have been yet another Madonna Queen - boring the arse off people for decades whilst they had careers, children and lives and I had nothing but cropped tops, ass-less chaps and a mountain of Madonna debt.

Christina Aguilera I Turn To You reaction please