Madonna - Blond Ambition Tour Reaction (Part 2) 

I’m going to just say it, Madonna to me,is the most important contribution to music and pop culture, yes, there was MJ, Elvis, Tina Turner, Cher Ect..but, none of them were willing to put there careers where their mouths were and give voice to so many minorities. Not to mention the sheer volume of hits that came from her ability to ease into any genre of music and make it accessible for the masses. There are too many reasons to list, but I fear the history books are not going to ever do this woman justice.❤❤❤❤

This tour is definitely the blueprint to today's concert experience.

Madonna herself described this show as “a journey”… I think she’s absolutely right

What I love about Madonna is that she is good at many things. Good singer. Good dancer, Good songwriter. Good producer. Good mother. But what Madonna excels at more than most of her peers is that she is a GREAT ARTIST. The Art and the message come first and foremost. Always changing, trying new things, pushing boundaries, and making the world talk. She doesn't care about the money and acclaim as much. (I'm sure she loves that too), but for her it's always been about the ART. That's why she's shines brighter than most. Long live the Queen!

Imagine a tour being so ahead of its time, with performances so damn good that 33 years later people are still in awe of it. She is and has always been the greatest. 💚🇦🇺

Madonna doesn't just perform her songs like most artists do, she tells a story with each act! She plays characters, her dancers and backing singers are different characters in the story. Madonna let's her team shine as well, choosing to share the spotlight with them. You could stitch together from every tour, the transitions between acts when Madonna is not on stage and it would still be a concert I'd go and see.

I still have the VCR tape on which I recorded the HBO broadcast of her concert in Nice, France during this tour. I remember my whole family looking at the TV set and being shocked and confused by half of what she was doing, especially during Like A Virgin. This was Madonna being Madonna, and even then she had haters and pearl clutchers. I personally gravitated toward her music and persona for this reason. Those buttons needed to be pushed. I recommend, when you get to the Justify My Love era (if you decide to go there), that you react to her Nightline interview, in which she defended her work and did not back down. She is very intelligent and articulate and masterful with communicating her message. ❤️

The Blond Ambition Tour is probably her most Iconic tour. But, you two aren't ready for the tours that comes after this. They just get better and better. I'm so excited for the two of you to experience The Celebration Tour. Seeing her in person is definitely an out of this world experience! ❤

The narrative of this section from Like a Virgin right through to Papa Dont Preach is superb. Pop artists did not do this on tour, she was completely refreshing, still is.

Yep. Before this tour, live concerts were just a drum kit, guitarists flanking, and the vocalist up front belting out the song. Nothing more than a pub gig on a grander scale. Madonna decided that she wanted to perform and put on a show, that she was in fact more than just a vocalist, and she therefore transformed the concert experience (for the better) forever. We have much to be thankful for!

It still amazes me that we still don’t have this tour on dvd or blu ray 🥹

I love this mother-daughter- Madonna journey 🙌

There was no social media then and when we went to this concert we had no idea of what was coming. I was so blown away and there was so much to grasp was beyond any experience I ever had. . It shaped a different artistic understanding that was new and groundbreaking to me and I feel that I got into the music business because of this concert. And I have remained in this business ever since . Thanks again Friends!

Now you know what we meant when we said you need to watch the Like a Prayer performance in the context of the show. It is so much more powerful this way. She did tone down Like a Virgin for Japan quite a bit though. It usually included a lot more...self pleasuring. 😉 You definitely need to bring at least one box of tissues for Live to Tell on the Celebration Tour alone. Without a doubt one of the most powerful and heart wrenching performances ever put on a stage.

The best 25 minutes of a concert ever. The only thing to rival it is Queen's Live Aid set.

I remember crying, dancing, laughing, and smiling at the same time when I saw her celebration tour. Haha

The religious segment alone is so exhausting most performers would need a break after Like a Prayer. But she just continues on as if she just had 8 hours sleep. Also I love how she always shares the spotlight with her dancers. The Like a Virgin performance almost got her arrested in Canada. They pressured her to change the content but she of course refused.

There will only be one Madonna❤

Madonna changed the rules about how to make a tour 😊 ❤

The world was shocked by this version of Like a virgin😂

It’s art, isn’t it?❤👑

Your reactions are so genuine i can see and feel it. Madonna 🙌🏼🙏🏼

THIS!!! This whole section of the show is what made it the best damn concert ever. I shouldn't say concert, more like a living, moving art instalation. Its the best damn piece of musical artwork ever. That is why there will never ever be anybody greater.

Great reaction ladies!! You completely get her and her art. And it continues on and on!!

I’ve watched all your videos. And you two are the best. And when you cry. I cry!! Love daniel from London

I think it would be cool if the two of you also did reactions to her interviews (specially from this era, the 90's and beyond). She's very fascinating the way she speaks and her opinions and views of life, culture and current events. She's extremely intelligent and is very aware of the general publics perceptions of her (positive and negative) and she definitely plays into it.

This tour. The mix of masculime and feminine. The contradiction of sexuality and religious ecstasy of Virgin into Prayer, the accessibility of her music. And that vulnerable and beautiful corset. This concert is a blueprint for other female artists and one of many for Madonna. Glad shes still her and still sharing her art and stories.

I recently saw on TikToc there have been enormous crowds outside of her hotel all over Europe. This happened during Blonde Ambition also. And 40 years later those crowds of fans are just as many maybe more . That’s staying power!!!

I saw it live in Detroit, her hometown show and I wasn’t sitting down. It was awesome!❤️

The Blond Ambition Tour was my very first Madonna concert in Madrid when I was 16, the show blown away me, I was like having a dream, mostly during the catholic segment. Honestly you must to react the blond ambition tour from Nice, the production was increasingly better during the tour and this one was the last concert of the tour.

You ladies are great. Great reaction. Loving the Madonna journey. The documentary made during this time, show a lot behind the footage and sheds some light on the tour. Truth or Dare

When I was a kid, the news showed Madonna singing "like a virgin" on the bed and saying: This is obscene🙄! That's where I fell in love. I'm French, and we didn't understand why !?!?!? But, my father thought I was too young for that 😅😂🤣 I found her so beautiful and charismatic, she obsessed me like no other, and I was obsessed with her throughout my adolescence...🥰😍🤩

I saw this masterpiece tour live in Rotterdam The Netherlands and it was out of this world!!!!!

I swear I was telling my husband , I would kill to look over and see the two of you at the celebration tour. That would be a highlight

She was a Goddess ahead of her time. The best concert by a female artist ever. I love so many artists, but this cannot , will never be beaten, it's history. Great reactions. Thanks for sharing !

Loving your reaction to this tour!!!!❤❤❤ Still can’t believe how tame this show in Japan is… soooo toned down!! Like A Virgin especially 😮 The normal version, Madonna was threatened that if she went ahead with the simulated “masturbation” scene on the bed, the police in Toronto would arrest her after the show! Can you guess what she did!?!? 😅 I’m so glad you’re reacting to this tour before you go and see her next year, you will know why when you go, that’s all I am saying 🤐

It was amazing live..the whole segment from like a prayer on was the most incredible thing I've ever witnessed or experienced ..the atmosphere the energy ..the imagery ..blew me away..it was both powerful and poignant . ..I loved it

I really enjoyed your reaction to this segment. I thought Oh Father was performed beautifully. Very moving. Looking forward to your reaction to the third segment! It's quite different than what you watched so far.

Girls, I love seeing your reaction. I'm from Brazil and I'm always waiting for notifications ❤️. What a delight to see you reacting to The Blondie Ambiton tour, without a doubt a watershed moment when it comes to tours as we see them today. I know you are successful with this show in Japan, the start of the tour, I recommend you see the whole package.😁 Live Nice Tour in France which is the last show of the tour and of course the Truth or Dare Documentary, everything will make more sense. Love you

Pure art! ❤❤

The way the sets altered on this tour were nothing short of ASTONISHING. I've never seen anything quite as complex since. And this was pure physical stagecraft - not having the benefit of massive video screens to alter the scene so dramatically.

Re-watching this with you guys is so fun. Love seeing your reactions and emotions being stirred. I went to see this in 1990, and your so right, the energy and excitement was off the roof. She was in her prime at this moment of her career. Also, she set the standard in how concerts became with this tour. It's because of her that concerts throughout the years after have become huge productions with loads of sets and lights and dancing. It was her and Michael Jackson at the time who set that standard we see in concert even today. Both turn their tours into stage productions. What I also love about this tour, this was before she started singing to backing tracks on tour. It's just mostly her, back up singers, dancers and the band. In fact, the two main back up singers became a staple to her show up until her Drowned World Tour. Those two performed with her and did a lot of back up singing for her throughout the years up until 2001. After that, Donna Delory stayed with her for a couple more tours, but then Madonna started putting her back up singers more in the back, rather showcased, like she's done here. And while I say she's singing live for the pretty much the entire show, there are only a few times where she lets a backing track assist her. Express Yourself, Where's The Party and Vogue were mostly lipsynced/or her relying a lot on a backing track to support her vocals. Unfortuntely, her tours of late, she relies heavily on backing tracks and at times it's hard to hear her sing completely live. In her most recent tours, she tends to record live vocals during rehearsals and use them heavily as playback, so she doesn't have to sing live when she doesn't want to. When you go to the Celebration Tour, you'll see her pay homage to this tour several times, specifically the bed scene, some of the costumes and the dance with her arms from Papa Don't Preach to re-enact the bed scene in a different way. You'll have to see it to understand. It's good that you are experiencing her old shows, videos and witnessing her looks and costumes because again all through the Celebration tour she pays homage to all that, whether it her in costume or re-visiting a song or having her dancers emulate past looks by her. Thank you for these reactions and I look forward to the follow ups to this one. You'll be further mesmerized with this show as you go on.

It’s a shame we didn’t suggest you react to the HBO taping in France, as you would have gotten the real power of the show and especially the Like A Virgin performance. She had to edit all the naughty bits out, that almost got her arrested in Canada, which made the show the power house it was for the time. But, so happy regardless, you’re seeing it still.😊

Goddess. Seeing her Celebration Tour in December!

By the time M got to the final show in Paris, "Like a Virgin" was much more risque then presented here. It's so over the top that it's funny. The audacity! The entire sequence starting with "Like a Virgin" to "Papa Don't Preach" is phenomenal -- iconic!

Really enjoying your journey though the MVP of Madonna concerts ❤

I’m loving watching your reactions to this tour! The costumes the transitions and the song endings without Madonna even being on stage were simply sublime. It it really was Madonna the band and the dancers that made this show so unique

Just discovered your channel ladies and loving your reactions! Remember this segment of the show when you go see the Celebration tour, as there's more than one reference back to this inconic performance. ❤️

Another great reaction. Thank you ladies!

In this tour she's in Japan and it was the first leg of the tour also . Ifcu watch the nice France version u get a better idea of the big deal about the scene on the bed at the end . She dubbed it down so much in Japan . Watch nice France:)

I love and look forward to these videos watching your journey of Madonna …..amazing

So glad im starting to follow your journey since earlier points, This is one of her many masterpieces of performative art

What i like a lot of Madonna tours is that they are like a spiritual journeys where there are a lot of subjects in scene, like sex, religion, anger, sadness, feminism, social issues, etc and they are mixed together in a extraordinary perfomance. It's not just a singer singing him or her songs, it's more like a theather play or a musical film. I already enjoyed seeing that you also enjoyed this tour. For me it's her best tour, maybe cause i saw it when i was young and captivated me more cause of that age. It's really on point. Kisses ❤❤❤

I am loving your reaction to this Tour girls! This is one of my favourite tour together with The Confessions Tour!

Oh yes, this segment is fire!! 🔥 And cool, you ARE going to see Celebration! So great! You will need tissues for sure! It's the other way around, first Live to tell and then Like a prayer, but yes... It's otherworldly ❤️

I’m loving all of your reactions! Love love love Love how organized and how detailed you guys are w MADONNAS discography and videography!! Can you guys react to the same concert at least part 1-2! But not from Japan, but from the US or Europe! She cleaned it up a lil for the Japan audience

Speaking as a Madonna Stan for most of my life I absolutely love your page and your reactions...Keep it up can't wait to see your journey!!

Perfection. Fantastic.

That section of the show was a piece of art. It lightens up in the next 2 sections 😊

You two ladies make me so happy. It was so beautiful to watch how loved you were by these performances and the fact that you’re sharing this as mother and daughter. Madonna is a prickly person that’s made lots of questionable creative and personal decisions but she was truly at her zenith during this time and her impact remains unmatched. Happy Thanksgiving to you both. ❤️

This part in particular caused quite a bit of controversy..... She was threatened with being arrested and fined if she didn't cut Like a Virgin and Like A Prayer from her shows in a few countries.... Of course she didn't cut anything. Before Madonna, female performers could be and were sexy, but it was usually for the entertainment of men.... to me, she redefined sexuality and allowed women to define their sexuality on their own terms.

you make me cry oh father is a masterpiece madonna queen of pop forerever.

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I saw this concert in my city, Rome Italy, clear protests came from the Vatican (evidently they had seen the concert before us😅) but from that moment on, for me and I imagine for many other young homosexuals, Madonna became something more important. Clearly she was telling us that we could free ourselves from shame and live our identity without contradictions. All this happened at a time when AIDS was a real tragedy. It was all so strong. It was a fact that went beyond the songs or the image.

I suggest you also watch the finale of the Live From Nice concert by Blond Ambition because being the last stop of the tour in the finale of Keep It Together they surprise Madonna

Que hermoso es compartir este show con ustedes!!!! La expresión de sus rostos es hermosa, !!! Lo disfrutan tanto como yo !!! Saben apreciar esos detalles, como nadie!!!! Un placer disfrutar cada minuto del show a su lado chicas, hermosas !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I just want to say i love you girls!

Excellent review ladies! So glad you enjoyed. When you see the celebration tour, you will see callbacks to previous tours. You will see the conical bra recreated, the ponytail, and the Papa Don’t Preach dance. Good thing you saw the ponytail, right? 😉 Everything about this concert is brilliant. The back up dancers, the back up singers, Niki and Donna… Donna sounds exactly like Madonna, and Niki has incredible vocals. The remixes are killer… especially Like a Prayer! Amazing! And more amazing, every concert gets better, and bigger. Better transitions, better remixes, better dancers. This is why I am enjoying your Madonna journey so much. Taking Madonna and her work chronologically allows you to enjoy the evolution of her and her music. Ty for reviewing this. Have a lovely day ♥️ See you tomorrow 😉

The excess and enjoyment of one’s self in Like a Virgin, to the whole Catholic guilt section of Like a Prayer turning to defiance with Oh Father and pro choice message that SHE’s CHOSEN HERSELF to keep the baby in Papa Don’t Preach … she really was ingenious, INGENIOUS. I remember when Papa Don’t Preach came out and anti abortion, conservatives briefly praising her, to only realize she was really trying to show pro choice didn’t mean pro abortion, and they were super butt hurt.

Great reaction as always :)

There's a behind the scenes movie called Truth or Dare. It's a documentary about this tour. Such a great movie. Pretty racey though. I think you would really enjoy all the behind the scenes action.

It seems that in the “religious” section of the show, Madonna shows us how “system” (economic-political system) has made traps for us by controlling the way we think and the way we act through its institutions such as church and family institutions (that’s why she put together the priest and the father in “Oh father” video and here as well). If Michelle Foucault were alive he would be very proud of Madonna taking his “History of Sexuality” further! I love Madonna!! Then in the next section, it seems to me that Madonna shows her point of view on how we can free ourselves from all kind of prejudices (social diseases like racism) striking a pose (in the sense of taking a stand on an issue and fight for what we believe in) and being a “vogue” in the sense of being someone who inspires others to be better versions of ourselves instead of following those “role models” that the system created for us (like saints, hollywood characters, etc)

Great reaction as always! I saw this in London and like others have said, this Japan show feels a little tame in comparison to how she performed in other countries. I remember one of her London dates was being broadcast live on the BBC and she was warned not to swear. She then went on air and said the F word 15 times in one minute!! Once you have seen the entirety of this concert you should watch the Truth or Dare documentary if you haven't seen it! It gives you an insight into the drama behind the scenes and enables you to get to know the dancers and background singers who are a big part of the Madonna journey. Also there are lots of very iconic Madonna moments with Madonna just being well, very 'Madonna' lol

Waiting for the Girlie Show.

Literally speaking, this Tour changed doing a tour, from there everyone oh well, almost everyone started to make concepts of the song and it was no longer just singing, I hope they react to all the Tours of Madonna 😻🤙

When anyone questions Madonna as the queen of pop I show them lap and pdp from bat.

Mindblowing..right girls?

As expected the patriarchy of the Catholic Church condemned Madonna and this tour for its sexual and erotic segment here and its use of religious iconography/objects for what the Church sees as mixing the “profane” with the sacred. Ironically Madonna grew up steeped in Catholic theology full of depiction of opposite dualities like good and evil, the sinner and the saint, the prostitute and the virgin, of meek/docile women but also of militant heroines like the biblical Judith, Joan of Arc; of transgression and redemption, of angels and demons, heaven and hell, and so forth. Madonna masterfully mirrors these contradictions/contrast in her artistic themes with frankness and honesty and the Church goes on an uproar. The Like A Virgin/Like A Prayer performance is a brilliant artistic depiction of these dualities. This is a Church with a rigid, puritanical dogma that values celibacy, sexual abstinence, chastity and the subordination of women’s roles to men. In the Church’s eyes, Madonna’s artistry and female empowerment activism subverts all of these. Nudity, sexuality and eroticism has been present in Western still art (sculptures, paintings, statuaries, etc.) dating back to classical Greece and Rome, and these were personified in their mythology and pantheon of gods and goddesses. The advent of Christianity imposed a strict morality code that censured these ideas and their depiction in art. But despite censorship, these themes continued on Western art through time-you can go to museums today and view these. It’s on films, books, live shows and studied in school. I think the public in general has a more secular, open-minded view of the ‘controversial’ aspects of Madonna’s artistry which accounts for her popularity and success in the pop music world and culture. Luv your wonderful reaction to this tour. So much, much more spectacular videos and tours ahead in your Madonna journey.

And back then music at pop concerts was mostly being performed live by the band - That has got less and less over the years - mostly pre recorded elements with not much live instrument playing

I'm curious if you guys would be open to doing another career journey? George Michael. You'll also bring the quite rabid "Lovelies", his nickname for his fans, and we're truly rabid, lol.

Now go watch Like a Virgin from Truth or Dare.