MADONNA - MUSIC 'ERA' MUSIC VIDEOS REACTION

[@Pfink]

The video for Don't Tell Me was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, who also directed Open your Heart, Justify my Love and Human Nature. It's very subdued but I think it's full of details and one of her most hypnotic music videos. The choreo is one of her best (if you pay attention, she accidentally steps on one of her dancers' foot and laughs, and I love that they kept it in the video).

[@santiagohardy2728]

The intro and outro visuals of the video are so beautifully done. She's so reserved in her composure next to the 18-wheeler semi-truck, which is a nice contrast to the beautiful wild horse, finally bucking the rider off its back to run free.

[@karimbenmahmoud1197]

Really just ignore the negative throlls and keep on doing your thing the way you’re doing it, ignore the stupid comments, at the end of the day, they’re still watching you but what do they do?!? You’re doing great!!! You have all my support all the way from Belgium❤❤❤

[@bennshouts]

Thank you beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@robertfraser9873]

​@@bennshoutsI love watching your reactions. If I could afford it I would join your patron...maybe in the NY. ❤❤ Keep doing you. Don't ever go changing! ❤❤

[@bennshouts]

Thank you Robert! And no stress at all, I'm happy to have you here on KZbin anyway! ❤️❤️

[@newtonduck1]

If you haven’t, you should see the Music/Disco Inferno mash up from the Confessions tour (I think it was the confessions tour) it’s incredible!

[@greaterlordkusanali]

The music video for "What It Feels Like for a Girl" was directed by Madonna's then-husband, Guy Ritchie. He's a highly successful filmmaker, known for directing hits like Snatch, the modern Sherlock Holmes films, and Disney's live-action Aladdin. However, he also directed Swept Away, starring Madonna, which ended up being his biggest flop. Despite its reception, I remember enjoying the movie at the time. During this period, Madonna was leaning into a "housewife" persona, there’s even a photoshoot of her feeding chickens at her mansion (LOL). She had moved to England, citing her displeasure with Bush’s election, though it seemed more connected to her marriage to an englishman. While the era might feel a bit subdued on the surface, especially in terms of music videos and promotion, the Drowned World Tour was anything but tame. It was an absolute powerhouse of a show and the first Madonna tour I ever watched (sadly, only on DVD). The production was incredible! I can’t recommend it enough, you should definitely check it out.

[@robertfraser9873]

The DWT is incredible...very theatrical. I remember seeing one of the shows at Earls Court, London. ❤❤

[@bennshouts]

Yesss, I've heard this tour mentions so many times now, I am more than sure it will end up on the MJourney! Interesting about Guy, I actually had no idea about him or what he did etc. Wild that he directed the MV, it's so good! So it's cute that they did something creative together!

[@alejandrogiraldoorozco4075]

The three music videos of this era subvert different american male prototypes, namely the pimp, the cowboy and the criminal! It's very interesting, and each Madonna album has a theme after all, Music seems to put a focus on the psychology of relationships with men from the point of view of women and gay men. It's very interesting if you think about it!❤ Love your reactions by the way!

[@bennshouts]

Ohhh, I love this take on it! Makes a lot of sense too! Thank you!! ❤️

[@zanyzander]

"Creamy smooth pop icon goddess". ❤😂 such a great quote.

[@bennshouts]

😂

[@makeithappenwithenglish1648]

MUSIC really cemented Madonna’s relevance among hot new comers such as britney, xtina pink. With this album and single, not only she outperformed her peers such as janet or mariah but also the new pop bitches.

[@foxesamu]

Janet was right there with her with the All for You album though

[@got2bjosh]

Outperform Janet & Mariah? Hardly. All three artists had #1 hits in 2000. Music came out in 2000 & was Madonna's 12th & final #1 hit. Mariah's Rainbow album era was 1999-2000 netting two #1s & multi-platinum sales comparable to Music. Janet's All For You would be released a year later, in 2001, to considerable critical & commercial success & two #1 hits. What Music DID do was show Madonna's ability to keep pace with her contemporaries & the new princesses, but eclipse them? Not since 1986-1991, henny. Mariah & Madonna both remained relevant in 2005 & 2008 with hit albums.

[@makeithappenwithenglish1648]

@@foxesamu janet did very well with all for you but madonna outperformed her in ways where both of them nominated for mtv (including brit and chris) but it was always Madonna who won. Globally speaking, music outsold all for you and i think because all for you was more an rnb album which is more to american audiences

[@makeithappenwithenglish1648]

@@got2bjosh i love mimi dahling but please remember in early 2000s when it comes to best female artist, usually the nominees are madonna, britney, janet, mimi, and christina but it was always madonna who won. Rainbow to be honest was the early career decline for mimi (tho i cherish crybaby and bliss) followed by glitter and charm which made mimi out of the radar during that period. Thank God for confessions and emancipation

[@got2bjosh]

@ “Madonna always won.” Sloppy social media speak. Cite your sources. Rainbow was hardly a decline. Two #1 hits & comparable sales to Music.

[@lamusiclover2264]

The women on either side of her in the Limo are her background singers, Donna DeLory and Niki Harris. the weird British character is Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat).

[@Vaer0]

That’s definitely not Donna

[@joshuayeager3686]

What It Feels Like For A Girl may possibly be my favorite video from Madonna. Madonna wanted the song “Impressive Instant” to be one of the singles from the album but the label was dead set against it so she chose to perform it live multiple times at her promotional stops and eventually the tour. That’s part of the reason why there were few singles/videos off the album.

[@bennshouts]

God I wish that had been a single, the music video would have been so good!

[@paulmccaffrey7517]

Madonna was pregnant with Rocco in the Music video. Look at her tummy. Then in ‘Don’t Tell Me’ she’s just given birth. On Letterman, she’s exhausted with a newborn - she says it on another interview from that time. You can tell, her hair, no makeup etc.

[@MarcosVinicius-xm6rx]

I'm binge-watching your M's videos reactions. As a huge fan for more than 30 years, i like to see how young people reacts on her legacy. I love your commentaries. You are a very gorgeous dude, smart and talented. Congrats on your channel.

[@bennshouts]

Aww thank you so much!!! ❤️

[@andreortolon2126]

Love your reactions and have been here since your uncertain Madonna beginnings :) - so glad you decided to dig deep. Ignore the haters if you can - Madonna fans can be a bit harsh and come for you. I think a fun fact and hopefully not a spoiler, but Cyberaga makes an appearance in a future tour, and I think it was beautifully woven in. I'm really looking forward to your reaction of the American Life era!!!

[@bennshouts]

Thank you! Appreciate it sm!!!

[@felixmeow660]

in the video for Music, it's Debi Mazar and Niki Haris in the car with her

[@rode8927]

I was obsessed with the What it Feels Like for a Girl video when I first saw it. Such a cool video, displaying her Female Rage. It was directed by her husband Guy Ritchie whose known for making very masculine actioned packed movies. Funny enough, the video ended up being banned because it was deemed too “violent”. She pointed out the double standards saying that they had no problem showing men in violent scenarios, but when a women did it suddenly it became a problem.

[@bennshouts]

Oh damn!

[@dinholondres]

Although she went on tour for this album, with the great Drowned World Tour, she did a few gigs during Music released and it is in high quality on KZbin and it’s worth to watch it. I think she performs 5-6 songs and it’s great!

[@ianhaddock6057]

It took years for me to get Don’t Tell Me. I didn’t find it interesting at all, but for whatever reason it finally clicked and now I find it one of her best.

[@ianhaddock6057]

I’m only talking about the video, of course! The song itself was an instant classic!

[@tommypicklez8285]

I was always disappointed that there were no more music videos from that album... tbh her music videos in the 2000s are a bit lackluster... but her concerts are amazing, she truly made her most epic tours during this decade

[@bennshouts]

So keen for them!

[@lucamiki1]

Where is the video of "Paradise ( not for me)" ? You should take a look to the adv she did for BMW in that days.... On Music, you will change your mind after watching Music Inferno ( Confessions tour ) 😉

[@karlajimenez5320]

Excelente reacción Benn! Definitivamente el rojo te sienta muy bien 😊 y por supuesto que los sombreros también !

[@bennshouts]

❤️

[@Matuteilcapo]

This was her "Mrs. Ritchie" era. She was more reserved here. Anyway, the album is still my favourite. You should react to the mv for Paradise (not for me) which was made exclusively for the Drowned World Tour, it's amazing! Btw, don't take those stupid trolls so serious, keep doing what you do, ignore them. We enjoy watching your Majourney!

[@graphiquejack]

Ugh Guy Richie was her absolute worst ex.

[@bennshouts]

Thank you so much!

[@vegan.rex_8]

Finally you're back!

[@bennshouts]

❤️❤️❤️

[@conuco26]

You need to watch Live from the “Brixton Academy” Another party Madonna did in London To promote the album She sang runaway lover And Impressive instant My favs ❤

[@hutnerbaekUBS]

Ignore the haters!!! Love your reactions. Do you!

[@bennshouts]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@richzunino]

M was pregnant when she shot the Music video. If you pay attention, you can see her little belly. At first, she did it with models but as she got bored, she called her friends Niki Haris, Donna De Lory and Debi Mazar.

[@bennshouts]

Makes sense why it's a bit more chill too then! LOVE LOVE LOVE that her dancers are back with her!

[@richzunino]

@@bennshouts I'm not sure about this, it's just something I think. Maybe because of her recent motherhood she didn't take a lot of time for very produced videos. Rocco was a newborn baby. But I insist, it's just something I think. I don't affirm it.

[@zanyzander]

Hope you are going to do her 2001 BMW commercial.

[@lostalex77]

She was pregnant with Rocco when she shot the Music video, that's why you don't see her belly, and they used animation for the action shots.

[@blueeyes4910]

Hello during the music video of Music Madonna was pregnant with her second child 3 months after birth she promoted the song Don't tell me and did 2 small concerts including one at the Brixston Academy First live internet in the world with almost 6 million people connected

[@rastarmusic]

There’s also a video for paradise not for me taken from the drowned world tour, one of the best videos

[@abbyyoung9678]

@@rastarmusic oh I could watch that on repeat all day 🥰

[@robertfraser9873]

Yeah I think it's better saved for watching the DWT. It's best viewed I'm its place. ❤❤

[@adrianoluz1108]

​@@robertfraser9873totally agree

[@espagnenorway]

This is the best Madonna song. Music, I can't get out of my mind. Good vibe.

[@EthansTarot]

Even I knew “Music” before I knew Madonna, and I was one month old when that single came out 🤣🤪

[@bennshouts]

Lmao, wanna medal? 🤪

[@Renatofolknroll]

Don’t tell me video it’s a masterpiece 🤌🏽

[@robjacobs6168]

"Music" was a take on the big pimpin' style music video, the original concept had a big break with an action sequence in the middle but since she was pregnant they changed it to animation. "Don't Tell Me" takes the musical theme of the album mixing traditional instruments with electronic sounds and translates that into a visual tableaux of the cowboy western aesthetic but have it be presented around her through green screen and treadmills and a mechanical bull. Acoustic versus artificial. The "What It Feels Like For a Girl" music video is about rebirth and retribution. The video establishes that the character that Madonna plays is severely injured and possibly dying, as is the old lady and they are going out with a bang, in a red car with a phoenix on the hood of the car (a sign for rebirth). All the videos as someone already pointed out subvert the idea of male stereotypes. The "Paradise (Not For Me)" video which was part of the Drowned World Tour is considered by some as an official music video too, but I guess that will pop up later on in your journey!

[@bennshouts]

❤️

[@bundymate21]

Firstly Madonna hates stupid questions😂 Personally I think she was more reserved in this interview as she'd be focused on the performance. Live television has always made her nervous, so if she fucks up everyone is there to see. That's hard for a perfectionist.

[@bennshouts]

HAHA fair tbh!

[@smsoum]

You said she looks like Lynette at the exact same moment i was thinking it it freaked me out 😆

[@bennshouts]

HAHAHA

[@hutnerbaekUBS]

She started dating Guy Ritchie at this point and he really changed the way she behaved in public. Seems like he expected her to "behave" and she did. You'll hear songs on American Life that shed light on this.

[@EthansTarot]

Guess I’m staying awake to watch this 😅

[@bennshouts]

Yesssss

[@EthansTarot]

The “What It Feels Like” music video walked so Crash by charli could run

[@bennshouts]

Hahaha

[@santiagohardy2728]

Consider her previous appearance on the Letterman show in 1994 had the media and a handful of high-profile celebrities trashing her for almost a year after that infamous appearance. I feel the uneasy/awkward guardedness she seems to emit in that interview could've been her not wanting to get played on air. I also feel her nerves from it being her first time showing her guitar playing skills may have also been a factor. Personally, i am glad she and David are on far better terms now. I just WISH he would have her as a guest on his Netflix show "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction..." She's the definition of his show's title.

[@bennshouts]

Ahh yeah this makes sense!

[@MDen-e4i]

Great reaction video.

[@bennshouts]

Thank you!

[@randysiler5551]

She had grown as a human.She had two kids by then.

[@charalambos]

You are totally correct. She was a bit reserved through out the guy ritchy era.

[@richzunino]

"What it feels like..." video was directed by Guy Ritchie.

[@martinfehringer6408]

Cyber-Raga sounds like the child of Shanti/Ashtangi and Future Lovers ❤😊

[@abbyyoung9678]

She was pregnant when this was filmed, hence big coat

[@bennshouts]

Ohhhh!

[@MiamiBeachNativeInNYC]

After so much of the Ray of Light era (right up through the “American Pie” music video immediately preceding this) was so much of enlightened spiritual earth mother in long hair & denim jeans, the “Music” video was a breath of fresh air with its glossy Mary J. Blige/Lil Kim style & strippers & the very simplistic lyrics set to that electro beat…I really wish “Impressive Instant” had been a single & video…you DEFINITELY need to watch the Drowned World Tour to wrap up this era.

[@bennshouts]

Yesss I know I will end up seeing it

[@hasanitoonlystar6421]

Thank you so much for your reaction 🙏😉 Just FYI... I think you'll like it... there's a fourth video... and that's the video for "Paradies", which is incredibly epic. maybe take a look at that too 😊

[@bennshouts]

Thank you!

[@kirbygo3569]

As a die-hard, long-time Madonna fan, im just thrilled to see the new generation discovering her canon, and Im so on board with your Madjourney, I love your reaction videos, I love your fresh perspectives, so don't pay any mind to the haters, we appreciate you. Madonna recently released a video of "Impressive instant" to promote her "Finally Enough Love 50 #1" compilation album, it's a cool treatment of a live performance. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp-nopV6Ypp9mpIsi=PZ6KQDLAWOZrgggK

[@bennshouts]

Thank you xxx

[@martinfehringer6408]

I highly recommend to watch the 7 minutes short film "Star" from the short film series "The Hire" starring Clive Owen. You will get Madonna in a very self ironic situation here, very funny 😂 it's from 2001.

[@cristoferchanimak]

Music was filmed when she was about to give birth.

[@zanyzander]

Never been a fan of cyber-raga pronounced "rahr-guh".

[@bennshouts]

Ohhh thank you!

[@leandroferraz3776]

The explosive creative video era was the 90's. Period! I don't love the Music song either. But i do love the Music (HQ2 Radio Mix)! My favorite video is "just" a backdrop for the Paradise Not for Me (Drowned world Tour). I watch it as if it was a regular videoclip, because it's that good.

[@silverstitch28]

What it feels.like for a girl is one of my Favourites❤ Taking on what men do .

[@richzunino]

BTW... love your red hat! 🤠

[@bennshouts]

hehe thanks!

[@timothyfifield8369]

Poor Madge , it was the Guy Ritchie era , he was probably at his pub in London getting shit faced , and she had to do this crappy interview, hence some trepidation in the madonna mood delivery.

[@bennshouts]

Ohh noooooo!

[@DiegoAngarita85]

You should check out the collaboration she did with Guy Ritchie for BMW.

[@ugrdnu]

I think all the videos are about her parodying macho male stereotypes...she was so weirdly male identified during this era

[@sometimes1035]

I really love CyberRaga

[@w-pj8gp]

Not Lynette from desperate housewives 😭😭😭😭

[@bennshouts]

Hahahahaha

[@silverstitch28]

Not cyber raver, cyber raga as in ra ga tip? An influence in the late 90s early 00s.. think brim full of assha on the 45

[@EthansTarot]

This is the start of her British housewife era, rebellious Madonna makes her return in 2008 😜

[@bennshouts]

Soooo far away :'(

[@EthansTarot]

@@bennshoutsshe’s in her demure era (which is funny, because nowadays she’s rebellious again) 🤣😅

[@bennshouts]

HAHA true

[@noproblemnostress963]

We're entering 21st century, she's the biggest pop star in the world wearing her crown for 15 years now... pretty much noone stayed on top for 20 years, amazing

[@bennshouts]

THE QUEEN