Madonna Reaction Express Yourself Live 1989 MTV Awards (YEAH!) | Empress Reacts| Empress Reacts

[@EmpressReacts]

Fresh outta YT Jail 😌💋

[@LaurentChevassu]

You kinda had me in a time warp when I saw the notification. Hasn't she already...? Haven't I already..? 🤪

[@EmpressReacts]

@@LaurentChevassu 🤣sorry sometimes it be like that

[@rupertfergusson]

This is one of her best looks.

[@BJcatq]

The best live performance of the times.. I still love it 34 years later!!!

[@EmpressReacts]

Great performance 💯

[@InlawsOutlaws]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: You notice everything, Empress. It's very impressive and you get what artists are up to, what makes them who they are. The thing about this performance is it's a very basic stage and lighting and the only props are the jackets and monocles. But you never get bored. You're riveted the whole time because that woman has presence like no other. She is in command and, for an empowering song like Express Yourself, it works even more than usual.

[@EmpressReacts]

Thank u‼And exactly 💯 🔥

[@carolineneisha]

This reaction is a joy - both fun and insightful 🫶🏽

[@m.pineiro7345]

My goodness this performance is brilliant on so many levels: sexy yet strong, simple yet complex and unleashed things to come with Vogue and Blond Ambition onto an unsuspecting world.

[@dalee72]

This is my favorite MTV VMA performance of hers. Did you notice the suspenders holding up the corset bustiers? Madonna did the dance Roger Rabbit in addition to the Running Man and the backwards Running Man with Donna and Niki.Yes, she was introduced to Vogueing around that time by her old time friend Debi Mazar who Madonna met at the Danceteria nightclub where Debi worked as the elevator girl. Debi took Madonna to the Soundfactory nightclub in NYC and introduced her to Jose and Luis of the House of Xtravaganza. Madonna had them in her Vogue music video and her Blond Ambition Tour and helped her choreograph both of them. This performance was and still is kick ass! And yes, I love the crotch grab!

[@EmpressReacts]

🔥

[@anthonmessing3353]

I was 12 yo and already a big Madonna fan but this (and the year to follow) was I think a game changer! Madonna developed in this era from a great pop idol into a real artist that was bringing something new to pop with each album, video and perfomance she did. The time before she established herself and now she used this fame to be creative and leading all all levels. Can’t wait for you to move in from the Like a Prayer era… And again, thank you for bringing your energy and knowledge, you’re the best💚

[@Matuteilcapo]

Iconic performance!! This was the tip of the iceberg... Blond Ambition Tour will blow your mind! Did you know that yesterday Billboard named her The Greatest Solo Artist (male and female) in Hot100 of all time? Amazing!

[@hoxtondean9855]

What was the matrix for that accolade? I think Madonna is the greatest ever, in terms of creativity, for pushing new ways of looking at societal issues, for resilience etc. So to me she is amazing. :-)

[@JohnJohn-xw8kj]

Never noticed that the lingerie is like the virgin era. Yes she brought the back up singers and made them almost like a girl group. The journey goes 100 from this point on.

[@petersavieri]

It’s your reaction to the voguing tease for me! And to the “Yeah” at the end. That’s why we trust your Madonna journey when a lot of other KZbinrs are looking at her stuff for the fan clout. You GET IT. The toughness, the humour, the charisma, the street smarts, the sensitivity and the defiance it took for her to carve out an entire new idiom for female pop stars that literally everyone has followed to some degree since. “Yeah” is right. She fkn did that 👑

[@DanCrowleyNYC]

The voguing before Vogue is what always impresses me most here! But I LOVE that she brought Niki and Donna on.I love that you caught that all too, it was SO badass! And happy Sagittarius season to you Empress from this astrologer and music lover!

[@dtaylor939]

The Blond Ambition performance of "Express Yourself" makes this one look like a rehearsal.

[@slimlouis6441]

Exactly. Like a demo.

[@mariamayub212]

I definitely remember where I was when this performance opened the MTV awards, back then, everyone in my age group was watching this awards show. I even had my 110 camera out and took pictures off of the television of her because I want to remember it. We didn't have screenshots back then and I still have those prints even though they didn't completely come out but I could kind of see her in my little pictures off the television, I was so excited!

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow😄that's incredible

[@stephenoneill5810]

U r a ray of light and all things wonderful. Your natural enthusiasm for life is magnificent. ‘Lang may your lum reek’ which is an old Scottish phrase meaning ‘Long may you continue.’

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow, thank you

[@pattycabey1820]

Yo! All them microphones were ON! YEAH!!🔥

[@rupertfergusson]

Those were all outfits from Jean Paul Gaultier’s ready to wear collection.

[@jonclingan193]

When Madonna was beyond legendary

[@teralmiles]

The monocle is a nod to all the gay women from back in the day that couldn’t come out. Film actresses etc. look how she laughs after she uses it. If you know, you know kinda look. 💙

[@EmpressReacts]

Ah, makes sense ‼

[@lucabrozzi8867]

Blond Ambition reharsal ! 😉

[@adambensouda5886]

YEAH!!! Such a boss! I don’t know another artist that has their background singers in the forefront like that! That’s why we love Nicki and Donna So much!!

[@scottvanhille5688]

10's across the board and added to the playlist right Empress? I really liked her "Yeah" at the end. In 1989, there was a famous earthquake in Oakland area and I turned 9 that year.

[@EmpressReacts]

🔥🔥

[@jaimecorona9430]

This epic performance was a glimpse of things to come and all everyone was talking about at school the next day. Madonna the ICON had arrived and was giving us a taste of BLOND AMBITION

[@tommypicklez8285]

that performance is a freaking cardio workout and they sang that song all the way through! the OG girl band was Madonna, Nicki and Donna!

[@tapanim6576]

Such an awesome performance. Madonna at her best with Niki and Donna.

[@EmpressReacts]

💯💯

[@jadebarbiegirlnz2194]

New sub I love that you love dynasty love from nz and merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@EmpressReacts]

Thanks for subbing! Happy Holiday!!!

[@pepsine]

This performance was absolutely electric! No words!

[@EmpressReacts]

🔥🔥🔥

[@suemarie6676]

Madonna was the bomb!!!!

[@EmpressReacts]

🔥

[@jaranowska]

When Lady Gaga released Born This Way and every journalist was pointing out how similar it sounded to Madonna's Express Yourself, Madonna had this performance posted on Twitter or something. #shade

[@EmpressReacts]

🤣wow

[@heyoletsgo9]

i enjoy when your dog saunters through the shot and for a split second i forget it's a dog, panic and think you're in danger...it's like you haven't quite made it through the wildness...

[@EmpressReacts]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 shoutout to making it thru the wilderness

[@sashabertold3731]

First taste of Blonde Ambition. Madonna just received the artist of the decade award award that night but people were only talking about her show- Running Ma(n)donna.

[@EmpressReacts]

Hmmm don't think I quite understand what is being said🤣

[@pasquale22]

This is literally the performance that made me a fan. I was 10 years old and absolutely amazed. I made my parents take me to the store soon after and I got the express yourself cassette single. Queen!!! 👑

[@EmpressReacts]

Believable 💯💯

[@zanealberto7741]

I love that she let Nikki and Donna shine too!! I love the beat , I loved you , I loved THE QUEEN!!! THANK YOU so much , you’re awesome 👏💙😘👊😎zane

[@JUSAGUYNKY]

Definitely my FAV M’ VMA performance!! 1:50 THAT BASE LINE THOUGH!! 🎧 Vogue being a VERY CLOSE second! 3rd FAV.. Bye Bye Baby (1993) ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@EmpressReacts]

Can't wait to see 😍

[@Lammert73]

It always gets me when she gets back on the stairs and stand on her chair with one leg on the top of the chair! So badass!! And then…the kick to the chair when it falls downstairs. It is not very clear to see, but worth the watch.

[@dudedandify]

she used that version in the Blond Ambition Tour, only it was more detailed. this is fire, tho. I had it recorded on my VCR (remember what that was?) and watched it at least 3 times a day for months. I always say, when Madonna was on fire, she was on FIRE and it felt very natural. that's what's missing with Lady Gaga but not trying to start a fight here.

[@EmpressReacts]

🤣🤣🤣do the Lil monsters still care? Gaga is an actress now🤣

[@rvegas81]

Hey Empress! This performance in my opinion put her on the map for a very long time. She set the standard for dance pop. It looks dated now, but throughout the entire 90s MTV would constantly play this video over and over again. The 90s was more of the nirvana era. Almost Everly one did rock or RnB. Very strict lol.

[@EmpressReacts]

Interesting

[@yosrab95]

i was only 3 in 89 so i don't remember this, i only remember blond ambition tour

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow cool‼

[@yosrab95]

@@EmpressReacts we had the VHS of blond ambition concert ( i don't know if we had it the same year 1990 or a year after) , we played it over and over with my sister, i became a fan ever since

[@catschorus4684]

This is a really interesting performance. It's 1989 and Madonna combines the opening part of the Who's that Girl World Tour - where she is behind the screen with the chair, doing exactly the same movements - with the opening mix of Everybody which would be the opening of the Blonde Ambition Tour a year later!

[@EmpressReacts]

So dope‼

[@blancheslanai4663]

Such a great performance

[@JoeyGarcia.]

Hey empress remember me? Been long time. I almost died! I’ll send you a personal email soon. Glad your doing still the Madonna journey. I’m glad you finally got to this iconic performance I had told you about it in the past ☺️. Hope your well ❤️

[@Marc-zi5cq]

Hope you are well now!

[@josejimenez9857]

You should check out her performance of ‘Music’ at the Billboards Awards (I believe) Great performance and it was just her, Nikki and Donna

[@EmpressReacts]

I will eventually ‼ This journey is chronological

[@TheGamerClubber]

Pure energy ❤️

[@williammarloncoup1681]

Love your reactions!

[@shspurs1342]

I was 9 or 10 because I can’t remember which month this was made in. But i remember watching it live. It was in the day when MTV was still a music channel.

[@terrystorey]

Happy Thanksgiving Empress. I caught myself just smiling all the way through this video, even though I've seen it a million times. That's what watching you, watching her, does. That is what I'm thankful for today. 😊

[@sirex02]

Empress an ex con now lol. Fresh outta jail! This performance basically rehearsal for Blond Ambition tour and debut of vogue choreo. But first 'Im Breathless" I think up next on the Journey. Music from and Inspired by Dick Tracey the movie. Madonna slow crooning in that lower register. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@EmpressReacts]

Can't wait to hear and YT has officially given me a long rap sheet 🤣🤣

[@sirex02]

@@EmpressReacts Just realized you reacted (just watched again) to Sooner Or Later from the Oscars. That's the mood of I'm Breathless. Old Hollywood.

[@EmpressReacts]

@@sirex02 can't wait

[@sirex02]

@@EmpressReacts Aye Yo! Blond Ambition we out here waitin!

[@EmpressReacts]

@@sirex02 🤣🤣it's coming

[@zyonelzin4865]

Thank u 🙏 lived for the memory

[@andreww3225]

Love these 3 ❤️

[@MissAngie25]

This is a glimpse into Blond Ambition tour. Please when you finally react to the tour, please react to one of the shows on the European leg of it ok. The French shows or the Barcelona show are good 😊

[@richardwalker9038]

The Barcelona energy is unmatched

[@MissAngie25]

@@richardwalker9038 the energy is just wow 🤩

[@jonevan580]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jeremympage5016]

Hello how are you today. Happy Thanksgiving. Listen I thought you reacted this video already awhile back?😃

[@adrianoluz1108]

It's the same reaction video, it was blocked by KZbin, probably due to copyright issues (it's called KZbin jail) and now it's been approved. Maybe you missed the first comment of this section, where she's pointing that it's "Fresh outta YT jail" 😉👆

[@jeremympage5016]

@@adrianoluz1108 OH OK sounds good. I am enjoying it 😎

[@butchbrewer4923]

Empress I'm sad. Madonna is on the opiate train. She's had more injuries and surgeries than those icons before her with that problem, but it's still a problem nonetheless

[@EmpressReacts]

Dang forrealz‼

[@butchbrewer4923]

@@EmpressReacts yes 😔 she said it during her latest interview with Jimmy Fallon when he asked her about smoking pot, she said she doesn't but "likes opiates". At her age that's a very bad thing and that would explain some behavior

[@dtaylor939]

Something has been very off about her for the last several years. In a photo she posted to social media, she was in her bathroom... I could see behind her on the counter many, many prescription bottles.

[@butchbrewer4923]

@@dtaylor939 I think that horse accident was the start. She was on Letterman promoting Confessions and she seemed too relaxed for Madonna, Hung Up behind the scenes footage she's medicated as well and obviously she was still recovering but that was roughly 15 years ago. I don't think it's been a consistent addiction until covid