Madonna performs "Future Lovers / I Feel Love" live from The Confessions Tour Original song taken from the 'Confessions On A Dance Floor' album Warner Bros. Records 2005
There's a reason why this won a Grammy. This is probably the best Pop tour ever made, just the entrance alone is more iconic than any other tour ever made. This is the peak of her career, the most critical and commercial acclaim she had ever received. We're watching a woman at the age of 47 reaching the peak of her (then) 23 year-old career, through hardwork, dedication and commitment, even after the media tried to cancel her multiple times before. Madonna is an example to each and everyone of us. The indisputable, irrefutable and irreplaceable queen of Pop music.
Well, the peak of her career was in 1990 with her Blond Ambition Tour, she was the most famous person in the planet. And the critical acclaim came with Ray of light in 1998. But this is her best tour though.
@@edflores7164 Yes, I can see an argument for both of your points. Ray Of Light was critically acclaimed and The Immaculate Collection is her best-selling album. But Confessions hit number 1 in +40 markets and Hung Up is both her best-selling song and a Guinnes-record-breaking hit by topping the charts in 45 countries, including the UK, France and Germany. There are only 4 countries that she didn't top the official charts: Japan, Brazil, New Zealand and the US. Meaning that she was literally on top of the world. Sorry would later go on to match the same success, being atop the charts of over 20 countries (including UK) and finish 2006 in the top 5 best selling songs of the year worldwide. As for the acclaim, Confessions On A Dance Floor is her best-evaluated album on Metacritic (tied with Music), with an average score of 80. I am not disagreeing with you at any point, but I do think Confessions On a Dance Floor is the peak of her career.
@@vicentereacts1304 Everything is true, but that was possible only because the music market was bigger and globalized. Also Madonna was an artist whose fans buy her music, and that was a time when they still count sales only on the charts. I don't consider Confessions era the top of her career because there were many other artist with more success by that time like Eminem or Shakira with Hips don't lie, even Mariah with We belong together. But Madonna surpassed Michael between 1990 and 1991 and she had no rival then, no one was even close, and that wasn't only about music, she was making scandals all around the globe.
Oh! Come on... Her show is great because there are many talented people behind (and on stage), SHE DOESN'T DO EVERYTHING ("I can make it alone, is a lie"), even this video (that thrills you) is a post-production that she didn't (surprise?, HAHAHA). #DontBeAFanATICcliché
@mightymind84, Umm sweetie every musician is working with others everytime he performs, only Madonna did this tho. Cause she's a fuckin genius and creative as hell and knows what she wants to do.
@@mightymind84 well, morons like you are everywhere in this planet. Talking sh*t without even make some research. Did you know that the artist behind her are the same artist that produce shows for katy perry, cher, justin timberlake or even Taylor Swift?? I bet you didn't. The difference is that Madonna approves or dismiss the executions they present her for every number, she is in every single detail of every tour concept and execution, from start to finish. and BTW there isn't any post production in this Future lovers number, its all edition from stage performance and screen videos... If you want more information (yeah right) use google or see some of her shows including backstage footage.
I saw the Confessions Tour together with my Mom in Amsterdam. We stood next to the catwalk and my Mom and I were both in awe. When M. appeared from the mirrorball we both had goosebumps. One of the best nights of my life and one of my dearest memories of me and my Mom. Thank you Madonna.
The Confessions Tour was my first concert ever ! I was 16, I saw it in Paris, took the train alone for the first time in my life to go there the day before, made life-long friends while waiting outside the arena during the night and the following day, under the rain, hail and scorching sun (it was August...). I remember that when the doors opened, we rushed like fools to be in front of the catwalk and my heart was beating so strong. When the show started and the lights dimmed down to show the horse video, I was already ecstatic and when she appeared in the disco ball, I literally was breathless ! I chanted and screamed so much during the show that I was voiceless by the end of it ^^ I felt free, empowered, allowed to be my little queer self with all this crowd and I am sure that this moment defined my urge to be true to myself and express it to others ! To this day, it is still (and I think forever will be) the best show in my life and one of my most vivid and joyful memory !
Omg, I love your anecdote... I couldn't live this concert, but COTDF was a breaking point album in my life. I was finally coming out to myself and this album gave me the strenght and courage to do so... i felt every word you described
Holy mother!!! IT'S UNREAL!SHOCKINGLY INCREDIBLE!!! 💣ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PERFORMANCE EVER! THE STAGE,THE DECORATIONS,THE LIGHT,THE CHORIOGRAPHY,THE DANCERS! I HAVE NO WORDS! GOOSEBUMPS! BRAVISSIMO,MADONNA!❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This opening cemented Madonna as an icon in my mind. I'd never seen anything like it. When the disco ball explodes and she's just smiling at the audience like "yes boo, it's me, mother has arrived" I just about lost my shit.
Johnny Rei I think it's the most cohesive album and tour she ever did. Her best three are Lap,rof and Madonna following by this or erotica I'm not sure
It's almost the end of 2022 and I'm still watching this Masterpiece Cinematic Concert Performance. Best tour and opening in the history of musical performances. Love you Madonna. The one and only.
Entire concert is phenomenal. I watch it over and over. This opening has yet to be topped. Her performances of Like A Virgin, Erotica and Music are my fav as well in this concert. Just love her
Well it’s 2024 and I just been on her celebration tour- which was absolutely nuts!! ….but this is the one what always kills me…. Madonna the queen of pop! ❤
Breathtaking, no other artist will ever top this opening, when that disco-ball opens the world stops for a second, literally the best in the history of humankind, it's just perfect.
@@heaintloveu No, not nervous in my mind. More like high from the thrill. She has enough money not to ever perform or even be seen in public again if she wanted. To me this was the moment I realised why she continues to do this work.
This is epic. 1977 born here, got into Madonna when my dad bought me True Blue in 87. after that, she got cancled coming back just 3yrs later after TB release in 89 with Like a Prayer, and since has survived every cancelling attempt of the media. Of course, once you are over 30 it’s hard to get into the top 100. As a solo artist she regularly got into top 30ies here (Switzerland), at 56 she managed a Top 50 entry. And in a collab a few weeks ago at the age of 64 a top 20 entry. And I‘m talking bout the Singles only. Being present regularly for 40years in the Pop charts - I think that ain‘t gonna happen again. Music has be devaluated. It‘s no longer something that when you have 1hr of free time you put a CD in your HiFi-tower and eg lying on the bed you just listen to the record, maybe for the 50iest time. Now it‘s just sth that’s in the background whilst you work on the PC, check Instagram at the same time etc. That’s why I think Random Access Memories by Daft Punk in 2013 was very likely the last concept album that peaked all over the planet. I understand artists that no longer release Albums, but only singles. Times are changing - for me in regards of music to the worse. I could add 100 more reasons why I feel that way.
And quite sure chatGPT/AI will be the next threat. Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails said that AI with giving the correct imput was able to create music where likely 99% would say: that’s typical NIN. It started with the excessive use of Autotune, making every record as loud as possible during mixing, and will continue now with AI. Remembering the days where the people looked at the stage with their own eyes and not through a smartphone and during slow songs people waved their lighters instead of the Smartphone and the singing was really live (and didn’t went through many filters or in worst cases is just lip-syncing)
I feel that every now and then, we need to revisit this masterpiece. The song, the mix, the voice, choreography - all of it together as one, making this performance flawlessly epic. No wonder she received a Grammy for this album. She was on top, in top form, and she knew it. She owned this like the boss she is.
I went to the concert and I remember she first bowed her head to the audience on both sides when the globe opened, then she started singing. I was standing very close to the stage. I still remember it like it was yesterday
Maria Ljungström I absolutely do! This was truly the best song from the concert! I will never forget it. I was totally blown away at the moment she came out of the he disco ball. The QUEEN HANDS DOWN!
What people don't realize about this opening number is that this was before RU-vid. You didn't know every concert move before you went. I was at the Phoenix show and nobody had any idea she was in that ball. The arena is dark and then that horse video starts playing, you barely notice the ball coming down from the ceiling. You are genuinely taken aback when it opens and there she is inside. And the lack of iPhones in the line of sight is truly missed...sadly never to return to 'normal'.
i saw it blind, as well, besides the one clip youtube did have was a really quick clip of her in the white music outfit dancing . so just seeing that snipit made me even more excited cuz it was like 20 seconds and thats all i knew...
I saw this in September in Prague. It was my first Madonna concert and truly unforgettable. No phones in sight. Everyone was enjoying the show. It sucks one's mind cannot remember every little detail from a night like this. It was too much. Seeing her so close and in person for the first time was just wow.
I saw this tour at Madison Square Garden in NYC and yes I lost my s**t! The Steven Klein video was amazing and you could hear crack of the whip throughout the entire arena. One of the best concert openings...ever! This truly was a moment that was firing on all cylinders!
I was here in Montreal but not with a view like this. We were in the literal back row of the 500's section behind the stage! We couldn't even see a monitor! But it was worth the trip anyways.
I'm not a huge Madonna fan but I have to give her massive credit and kudos for this. If I were there I'd lose my shit. The energy, focus, drive everyone on stage had is out of this world and the environment she created for this concert was perfection.
Exactly, I don't follow everything she does or buy all her music, but if I had paid to go to a show like this I'd be thrilled, this was insanely unique, perfectly produced, just amazing. Seems like a really good time.
I was working with a bloke who was a big soccer player and HAD to go see the show with his current girlfriend, he paused and said it was unbelievably good!
To everyone whose comment contains the statement "I'm not a huge fan" (which no one even asked in the first place, sorry): We as fans of Madonna would never want to know WHO your favorites are, don't reveal them because obviously it's going to be names who are inferior to Madonna. Keep the info to yourself, we just don't want you to look bad.
I remember the first time that i watch this, i was like 7 or 8 years old and my uncle gave me the dvd of the tour as gift, i’m gonna be forever thankful to him.
Although if you look, in video nothing about love. It's more sado mazo, domination, darkness. Also dark horse symbol of apocalypse. As she shown symbol of gas mask and people falling before plandemic and sang that many of you won't live in future. Hollywood is controlled so as celebrities to control humanity in certain direction.
Madonna's Future Lovers and Donna Summer's I feel love is probably one of the best music combinations in history of music, it's just amazing how the 2 songs complete each other, and that transition is like a passage to heaven.
There is nothing average about Madonna's voice. It is neither averagely bad nor averagely good. What she has is an instantly recognisable and utterly unique voice. In the studio, particularly on her ballads, her voice is sublime. Live she has always been variable because she has never just wanted to belt out her hits. And after her fall from her horse months before this concert, and which ended up with her having 8 broken bones including the ribs, her live vocals have never been the same. But when she did promo for American Life you really got to see what a beautiful voice she has. As Madonna herself famously sang: You only see what your eyes want to see and I'll add you only hear what your ears want to hear.
Cecily Macnamara Cheers! And indeed, there is this, let's call it "myth" that she can not sing. Nonsense! During her concerts she is simply and plainly economical with her energy, for her tour performances are as demanding as full bodybuilding workout session. It would be stupid, If, in midst of such vigorous physical activity, and consequently energy consumption, she tried to sing live all the times :) This is not really light aerobic cardio, ya' know :) On MDNA she has a ballad called "Falling free", which was recorded when she was with a cold. She still managed to produce brilliant vocals. She sang Masterpiece live also, almost on every tour performance. Was amazing each time :)
+A A Hole in one! But more seriously I think Madonna the artist is one of a kind. Misunderstood a lot of the time because people dislike the persona and immediately knock the work. I'm here to balance out the wilful delusions about her. It's dirty work but someone's gotta do it!
I went to the Confessions tour here in Chicago. My first concert, I was like 11 years old. I loved Madonna as early as I can remember being alive. When she came out of the disco ball, I remember losing my breath and crying. My mom looked at me like I was crazy lmao I was so star struck!!!! It was iconic. Best experience of my life.
BEST. CONCERT. OPENING. EVER. Not only of her career but seriously among all modern concerts. It truly embodies her status as The Only Queen of Pop. The woman is a warrior and survivor in the crazy entertainment business.
Amazing. Brave. Gutsy. She puts ALL of herself on stage for us to see. She takes her injuries from recently falling off a horse, severely injuring herself, and transforms that into equine-themed art, even going so far as to display her x-rays of her broken bones on the big screens. Her life and art are the same, intertwined. And, by the way, this is the best opening of a concert I've ever seen, even without the backstory 👌👌👌
I will never forget the first time I ever saw Madonna live, it was the Confessions Tour in London. It was EVERYTHING so much energy, the atmosphere was crazy! Words can't describe the adrenaline I got when that Disco ball opened 😍
I saw the opening show in LA. Absolutely amazing. Will never forget. Travelled from Canada to see. I've Seen Madonna 3 times. Once in the GOLDEN CIRCLE. Vancouver. All amazing experiences. She has helped me thru my life all the way. Love her.
Imagine actually being in an arena when it suddenly gets dark, and the screen starts the 'movie' and you see a 20ft disco ball landing pretty much in the middle of the arena. And BAM, it opens and there is Madonna inside! Remember this was back before everyone knew every moment of a concert tour from Utube and cellcams. And then she blends I Feel Love in with the awesome Future Lovers with the horses theme all around. So Memorable being there...
Dude that was so me. June 25th 2006 Hartford, CT. (My birthday) Knew nothing of Madonna aside from the few songs I liked on the radio. Kinda went against my will. Can't even put into words the awesomeness of what I witnessed. Totally flipped out, had a heart attack, fell in love right then and there. Never missed a Madonna concert since. And never will.
Rodney McKay I too have been on my birthday once [5/31, Blonde Ambition, Palace of Auburn Hills] and got it as a present from my friends. I myself got hooked from the Virgin Tour at Cobo in 1985, although at the time I was more of a Def Leppard type of guy! She is always worth the money to be truly entertained and the audience is so friendly and really gets into it more than any other shows I ever been to.
wiibaron You are so lucky. It just kills me that I missed out on all those shows before. I actually have seen Pink Floyd and as good as their show was, Madonna totally blew them away as far as her ability to entertain. I mean it's not just her music. She is the show. I feel sorry for people who will never see her. They are missing out on an experience of a lifetime. So wish I saw Blond Ambition and Drowned World.
Rodney McKay Another unforgettable moment[s] for me was the naked girl coming down the stripper pole from the Silverdome roof at the Girley Show and the heat from the flames that came out of the stage after Fever. And the flying wire act on Drowned World Tour during Sky Fits Heaven.
Simply stunning, I am so humbled people are starting to recognize her again for the icon she is. When she pass, the world will realize what an icon she truly are.
I saw it in Los Angeles. I was sitting on the left side, where she sings Like a Virgin. It was the most beautiful and memorable concert I’ve ever seen. I saw all the other tours - none of them was better than this one.
I sincerely doubt there will EVER be another artist that manages to equal Madonna, and this show is a proof of her power, her art, her showmanship, her talent. There simply will never be another Madonna. There is a lot of talent but nobody will ever achieve Madonna’s level of perfection. This show represents everything pop was, is and will be.
I hope we see another Madonna someday, I wasn't alive for most of her career and didn't start listening to her for another 18 years, but damn, she's a god.
@@doyouseeit5268 Oh my. What a marvelous journey awaits you. It’s never too late. Start from the beginning. 1982 she signed a record deal for one record “Everybody” and then the following year she signed a contract and released her first album “Madonna.” Take the journey. Singles released. Music videos. I’ve seen all her tours except for Madame X. Limited locations. Limited shows. That’s ok. Can’t wait to see it. 18 performances. The most impactful female artist in my lifetime. Strongest assertive feminine energy ever. Enjoy
@@bethonna wow, have you ever got to meet and talk to her? Confessions is the first album I heard from her few months ago, I was dumbfounded at how perfect it is and decided to check out her discography. I'm taking my time to soak it in. I'm upto true blue, and I've loved every single thing. It's really astonishing how different she seems every album. True blue is my new fav though lol
@@doyouseeit5268 Matson no I haven’t met or talked to her. I did see her return to her New York apartment from the Girlie Show in 1993. Couple of feet away. I saw the show the night before and my hotel was not far away. Was walking with a new friend. I regretted it. Privacy matters. Meeting or talking with her has never been a goal. But it would be interesting to know her. That I would not mind.
The Best Opening in any pop tour EVER! Not even Madonna herself can top this anymore. Frikking epic. Everything. From the concept to the performance and whole tour. It's perfection on a stage.
I bet it was amazing to witness this performance live. Madonna is an incredible performer. She's always reinventing herself , she's ahead of our time, she knows what captures an audience. She's older , she's younger, she's feminine, she's masculine. She can change herself in the blink of an eye.
I'm not a fan of pop or of Madonna, but I went to this concert in Chicago and it was an incredible performance - the songs, the dancing, the video backdrops - it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen.
Nope...Kyle did the best most ICONIC opening ever! I remember madonna saying....I dont know why I didn't do it before Brilliant! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-haoCgGzS0wY.html
@@augustinecubero6011 You are right, actually I think KYLIE is a big inspiration for the entire confession era. She did first the Light Years/ I Feel Love mash up.
I was fortunate to see two of the concerts on this tour ... Las Vegas and Montreal ... The energy was absolutely incredible ... I can still feel the vibe ... Two of the best shows that I have ever seen ... Madonna and her crew at their best ... 😎♥️🇨🇦
This is a great song. I like how she holds the men down with whips and leashes. This is a great way to define love in the future. I"ll take it. To the great top of pop tops
She is really a legend..its hard to compare her concerts/tours because they're completely different but all great...they all have a different vibe like the Blonde Ambition Tour, Confessions tour or the Sticky and sweet tour...She really deserve the title "Queen of Reinvention"...other artists may have better voices but nobody performs/delivers like Madonna period!!!
Had this been a male artist that you're talking about (say, Bowie or Prince or George Michael or whoever), you would never have mentioned "oh others have better voices!". Why can't you just show genuine respect for MADONNA, without downplaying anything about her? Is that really so hard to do? And if you really want to play the game, what sort of "great live singing" can Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez or Paula Abdul ever do? Why is Madonna alone always the punching bag for the vocals? Can we stop being rude to her singing talent?
A very lovely Australian guy told me about his experience and I was so jealous, but at the same time very happy. He's been to every Madonna show since the Girlie Show. So he's basically lived the life I've always wanted to live. Kisses wherever you are, Trent. 😘
This is the all time BEST show opening to have ever been manifested from abstract thought. Madonna has inspired me in this sense more than any other living artist. Sensational.
I saw this extraordinary concert in NY. I was like why is she starting with Future Lovers, there's like 6 or 7 tracks off of Confessions that are way better.... and then this happens. The choreography and mash up with "I Feel Love" - a whole other level of genius.
