Mad About Madonna
The baklasof Backroom Inc. – Boy Abunda’s talent management, publicity and special events company – are rejoicing. This, after having read in the papers that The Great One, Madonna, is embarking on a tour beginning this May. As this is the first time the Material-turned-Spiritual Girl is hitting the road after three years, the tour is truly a cause for rejoicing!
But why not one single Asian country in the tour? Why not go to Manila for a change? Here’s a light and clever 21 cases for her to perform there list. Read the Full Article from ABS/CBN News below.
Maybe in Philippines Madonna can “discover” the ethnic culture and adapt it to make it mainstream like what she did for Latino ghetto culture (as seen and heard via “La Isla Bonita” – yes, J.Lo, Madonna was lightyears way ahead of you), Japanese culture (as captured in her electrifying music video Nothing Really Matters), rave culture (for her album Ray of Light – that said, it needs to be added that Madonna holds the distinction of becoming the first mainstream artist to enjoy huge commercial and critical success from journeying into the electronica genre; sorry, Bono and the rest of U2) and, of course, even the gay subculture (just look at her entire disco- and videography).
Oh, well. Seeing her strut her magnificent stuff around these parts would have been a most spectacular experience, almost like a religious epiphany. But it’s most likely that her legion of fans here would have to content themselves with the DVD release of The re-Invention Tourthat will most certainly follow.
21 cases for madonna to perform in the Philippines
01. Because Madonna was already a hit here before she became one in the US back in the early ?80s. Her first Top 10 single in the Billboardcharts was ?Borderline.? Her singles before that, including “Lucky Star,” “Everybody” and “Holiday,” were monster successes here.
02. Because we Filipinos deserve to see how Madonna would perform the haunting song “Nothing Fails” from her American Life album.
03. Because she portrayed Evita and we have her Asian version in Imelda Marcos (OK, lame excuse but what the hey!).
04. Because it’s high time that the Manila concert scene be graced by a truly electrifying pop act other than some Taiwanese group.
05. Because her one-time date to the Oscars, Michael Jackson, already performed here.
06. Because she’s the only female pop singer respected by some hard-core rock fans who’ll actually die for the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Never mind if some of them just really want to shag her.
07. Because our local singers should watch how a “true” concert performer performs, quickly putting them in their place.
08. Because it would be a blast seeing her promote her show in some mindless noontime show or maybe even in Master Showman Presents!
9. Because we were the only ones who gave loving reviews to her supposedly water-logged movie Swept Away.
10. Because we deserve more than Mandy Moore and Michael Bublé.
11. Because “Like a Prayer” was such a huge hit that it was so often played in radio stations, parties and, yes, beer gardens!
12. Because Mother Lily even made a movie titled Michael and Madonna, featuring Manilyn Reynes and the late Rene Requiestas.
13. Because it would make me steps closer to realize a dream of mine: to have my college thesis, titled Madonna: A Semiotics Study on Selected Music Videos, autographed by her.
14. Because after signing my thesis, she can then sign my Madonna collection of CDs, cassette tapes, LPs, VHS tapes, laser discs and DVDs.
15. Because Body of Evidence was a hit here.
16. Because Madonna coming here would certainly distract us from the worthless media mileage given to some electoral candidates.
17. Because after her concert, she can maybe check out the fab beaches here like Robert DeNiro, Naomi Campbell and Mariah Carey did.
18. Because Guy Ritchie needs to take a break from all his Guinness drinking and taste our very own “Gin Bulag.”
19. Because she can maybe introduce the concept of reinvention to many of our local artists.
20. Because in this dire time, we need someone to enlighten us with the gospel according to Madonna.
21. Because this hot guy promised to sleep with me if he gets the chance to see Madonna perform live in Manila.
Source: CBN News
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