Madonna - Vogue (Live at the MTV Awards 1990) [Official Video]

You're watching Madonna perform "Vogue" on the VMAs in 1990. Original song taken from Madonna's soundtrack album 'I'm Breathless' for the motion picture 'Dick Tracy' released on Sire Records in 1990.
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[@ladyrazorsharp]

Saw this live on MTV back in the day and I was mesmerized through the whole thing. I thought “oh people are gonna be talking about this for years.” And here we are.

[@krisstopher8259]

absolutely. it's legendary. STRIKE A POSE!

[@DianaDeLuna]

I saw it on the first airing too, back in college. The dancers were so sharp & perfect. And the way they carried her offstage like, "I'm Madonna, bitch."

[@CristinaF210]

here we are my friend, we really were the luckiest one to have been born in a time where music WAS music

[@Mikey19La-jz3fs]

Music videos brought it to life

[@scarlettenyx3500]

Ngl, as someone who was born in 1989 - i am so fucking jealous!! what an amazing memory.

[@homerspirit]

This video deserves to be upscaled to 4k resolution.

[@WasWasLo]

YES.

[@dovnarll]

this video exist on youtube)

[@guilhermefernandes6961]

@MJJ Community wwhat about the videos from 1910's, 20's etc upscaled to 4k 60fps? just search it

[@williambrown7943]

TOTALLY!!

[@isaiasgoncs]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jF6Zmpl3e7OCr7s

[@NeoNovastar]

The fact that she and her girls look properly corseted, oh my GOD so iconique~ Everything about this is perfect omg

[@JohnMartinez-es8tm]

ccg=fqqQ

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I shocked they bothered doingRococo so well for this. This is a sweet/classic lolita’s dream

[@balladofahomeschooledboy0514]

okay... go watch banana fish, yuri on ice, maurice, the last song then

[@deadst4r_]

@@balladofahomeschooledboy0514 and how would they know what those are?

[@balladofahomeschooledboy0514]

@@deadst4r_ okay... you should watch it then

[@oldenmarlow339]

Has to be one of the greatest performances in history.

[@krisstopher8259]

and MJ's first moonwalk. Hate him or not but it was also legendary and iconic

[@oldenmarlow339]

@@krisstopher8259 A G R E E D !

[@TeacherIELTS]

Madonna and Britney KISS!

[@oldenmarlow339]

@@TeacherIELTS Never. That wasn’t a performance that was indoctrination and propaganda. 🤢🤮

[@rell4474]

Has to be!!!

[@annie10103]

Only known surviving footage of Marie Antoinette entertaining the court at Versailles (1783)(colourized)

[@maricellajimenez7489]

Lol

[@ryanvelez6762]

annie10103 😂

[@xavierjones9477]

annie10103 lol

[@jakobinnes2420]

annie10103 I’m waiting for a whiny 10 year old to come along and be like ThErE wErEnT cAmErAs BaCk ThEn

[@raisa_cherry33]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💖 indeed

[@katy8188]

imagine being one of the dancers. fucking legendary.

[@weedermann]

Fucking PRESSURE. Madonna was QUITE the insufferable bitch!

[@professorsnape805]

Well shes a popstar so shes gonna be like that shes gonna be a bitch

[@yukadiangelo]

imagine being madonna

[@professorsnape805]

Oh shit it you would be wearing a heavy dress and wig while wearing high heels and dancing in front of people at the same time it and having to run from crowds who wanna autograph it would be stress and hours of practicing and drama oh gawd but atleast you would be rich

[@korneliakaracs9816]

@@professorsnape805 Just because she's a pop star, she shouldn't be unbearable. I had the honour to meet a citizen fellow, who got the chemical Nobel prize. He was one of the nicest persons with a humble personality I had ever met!

[@buzzbuzzitsbee9198]

she had a vision AND SHE MADE IT HAPPEN!! madonna is such an iconic performer

[@unseelie63]

Never forget this.I'm 61,I saw it live,Everything about this performance still blows me away.The dancing,the costumes,the timing...everyone was beautiful but Madonna in particular was truly stunning.This was an amazing look for her.

[@user-in9nc5th2b]

КЛАСС! Вам очень повезло, что вы были очевидцем этого знакового для ВСЕЙ истории шоу-бизнеса выступления!!

[@michaeljmobley]

She was at her peak!

[@ofelialopes14]

Vogue is a Masterpiece and Madonna surpasses everything we could think. She gave yesterday a free concert at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil along the beach of Copacabana ,for a million and half of people, which it was memorable, despite many people say she has no more voice! Anyway she is Madonna and still attracting lots of people. Long life to her!

[@vikingc9083]

You could just feel her confidence. She knew she was making history

[@blurock29]

Right on Queen of pop

[@gregory7567]

@@gabrielbarron6516 lmao if it wasnt madonna then it sure wasnt Lady Gaga 😂

[@satanlucifer4437]

@@gabrielbarron6516 can we not have both? Madonna and lady gaga are not mutually exclusive. Quit bringing up irrelevant comparisons

[@jaykay2242]

@@gabrielbarron6516 Gaga stole every page from the book of Madonna. You're probably 22 and think everything that just happend is the best shit that ever happened. You get a pass cause more than likely you weren't even born when this was a thing. Respect your history.

[@jaykay2242]

@@gabrielbarron6516 BTW its ALWAYS about who was first. If you're not first you're last.

[@YeahitsMeSylvia]

Leaked footage of Marie Antoinette and her homies at the club lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tracygardner6318]

Sylvia-Novella Underwood lol

[@heehee2922]

Sylvia-Novella Underwood underrated comment

[@lisaellis9749]

LOL!

[@wilianoliveira4994]

Let them eat cake!

[@bossteamentertainment6836]

Courtesy of TMZ 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jessicatonn755]

Still gives me chills and I watched it live as a teen. I'm 50 now.

[@HudsonDoodle]

Same. I’m also 50. What a way to welcome in the 90s. Where has the time gone?!

[@LydiaKrow]

Same here - and look how recently we are commenting. I remember how scandalized people were over this, and by today's standards it seems almost tame. Loved all of it, what a time to be alive.

[@ncjeffhyder]

May this last forever and ever. Amazing!

[@ScrutinyChannelYTube]

I never seen this video before. this was gracious

[@Casseibloodreina]

😻😻😻😻😍😍😍

[@dasilvafdavid]

This performance was basically her coronation as her Majesty the Queen of Pop

[@michaeljmobley]

She and Michael Jackson were our 80's royalty

[@mk2escortvan]

The sound of those fans opening is so satisfying.

[@roy_for_real2674]

also fake

[@mk2escortvan]

@@roy_for_real2674 well, it's a real sound, it's just not *those* fans that are producing the sound.

[@emmabrown5787]

Came here to say this! Gives me life

[@mgdm1124]

THWORP!!!!

[@Meow64331]

Yes

[@karlagordon4555]

I honestly dont think people who are younger realise how iconic she was. No woman was doing this stuff back then. My mother hated that I loved Madonna. I was so young haha. The way she mixes classy with raunchy in this was just phenomenal

[@dab7271]

I’m not sure it would even be called “raunchy” today. In 1990, though, things were a different story.

[@karlagordon4555]

@@dab7271 yeah....I was talking about then.

[@karlagordon4555]

@@dab7271 these days, ppl wish they would have that affect lol

[@RozWBrazel]

@@karlagordon4555 Makes you really wonder about reading comprehension these days, doesn't it?

[@karlagordon4555]

@Maria 10 uuuhhhh

[@ArchiduquesaMA]

A million things couldve gone wrong and none of them did, this was perfection

[@metalmacabre9991]

Im a metal head, and a professional drummer ive played in death and doom metal bands, but Madonna has always had a place in my record collection. She was the epitome of cool. Those fans sound awesome when they open and close them. She owned the MTVA 2 times at least. Madonna will always be a special artist in my book.

[@joelbny]

Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between "death" and "doom" metal? No disrespect lol. Props for also appreciating something like this tho 😎

[@metalmacabre9991]

@@joelbny death metal is fast, and the lyrics are typically about the harsh realities of life, death, suffering, the occult. Doom metal is slow and sludgy it's heavier in a sense because it's concentrated, like I said very slow, and sludgy lots of power chords, are used In both but in doom metal they sustain longer becomes it's slow. Black Sabbath is a great example of doom metal. They are the first metal band, but when you break it down they fall right into the sub genre which is doom metal. I hope that explains it. Thanks for not being rude or anything because I'm not the typical fan. If you'd like I can give you the names of some bands from both sub- genres.

[@pickledegg6671]

​@metalmacabre9991 can you give me the recommendations please? I'm trying to get into this kind of music and it's intimidating. Thank you in advance.

[@angel2641]

The most iconic lip sync of all times. She didnt just lip sync for her life but she lip synced for our sins😍

[@k_jrin28]

The truest sync assassin madonna jujubee and the other lip sync assassins got nothing on her

[@RachelleLove81]

Life's a stage.

[@mannyjohnson4539]

Cryil 28 Britney Spears and Janet exist lmao

[@veralenora4033]

Look at that ridiculous dress. Yet it was the vogue once in European courts. Super choice for this performance !

[@kevinblackshaw8347]

@@k_jrin28 what makes me laugh is that her back up singers are involved in the performance !!! if you are going to lip sync do it with style xx

[@nenalogovii8209]

Honestly is it just me or does it look like they're preforming as a house... CATEGORY IS: ROYALTY

[@brklyn345]

In a word......YAAAAAASSSS!!!! The House of Ciccone right there!

[@pamelahowell2082]

...live...work...POSE!!!

[@kadijaesther1808]

Abso fuckin LUTELY!!!!

[@itsdannyhoney]

The Iconic House of Madonna

[@mil7498]

thats the inspiration so yeah

[@nubiaann]

Brilliant. An icon. A queen in her own right. The young ones should already know this.

[@DixyChickens]

I’m 28 and I promise, we know this! I’ll appreciate Madonna and Janet so long as they’re still with us. They’re at the top for me

[@trinaneveri]

Madonna walked so every pop star after her could run. They’ve all been inspired by her in some way.

[@Gaywatch]

It's been incredible to watch so many great artists take their inspiration from Madonna and evolve from there.

[@yeezus4pres]

now we got taylor swift as the new “queen of pop” i fear what her influence will do to the future of pop music 😭

[@Gaywatch]

@@yeezus4pres - Taylor has put songwriting at the forefront of modern pop music in a way no other artist has managed in history, and we've watched that influence new crops of songwriters for the better part of a decade now (at least). So many pop girls are writing their own music these days, something practically unheard of in 1999. That alone should give you hope for pop music's immediate future. You should listen to more than an artist's singles and watch at least a couple longer interviews before you decide they're some ill omen of pop music's future.

[@yeezus4pres]

@@Gaywatch i’ve listened to majority of taylor’s catalog & i am not impressed lol. maybe she should just be a songwriter for other musicians 🤭 .. & her influence is already pushing lackluster artists like sabrina carpenter & olivia rodrigo… we went from gaga, rihanna, britney, beyonce & christina to taylor swift, olivia rodrigo & sabrina carpenter 😂.. part of being a popstar is being able to perform ya know?

[@michaeljmobley]

@@Gaywatch I get what you mean, but I don't think a woman artist has evolved greater than Madonna! I truly mean it Taylor Swift is the current phenomenon but she could never put on a performance like this!

[@just_cade]

Madonna had gays on stage with her at a time when she was the biggest star in the world, and when most gay men had a stigma against them that was further exacerbated by the AIDS epidemic. That's a true ally, and I cannot express how much I love Madonna. She should be respected and admired for everything that she has done.

[@ThomasJr]

what an idiotic comment, haha, the 80s were deeply homophobic, AIDS was just the icing on the cake, silly.

[@Reinvented04]

Britney we are talking about daring and be strong... why you bring MJ to this?

[@greciabarraza4986]

What makes you think they are gay? Straight men can walk around pant less in tops of the rococo era just like the gays can

[@shaney_haro]

Queen shit

[@Reinvented04]

Grecia Barraza the only straight man there is the black blonde guy.... have you seen Truth or Dare?

[@jimbroome-blanchard7357]

I am dying to know who choreographed this...They DESERVED an award themselves

[@WasWasLo]

they deserve all sorts of awards

[@lindsiebroomhead4274]

It was a couple of her dancers

[@gypsylee73]

Probably Prince 😁

[@AlanHandsome_]

This is just epic. Stunning performance 🎭

[@valeriaquesada.]

Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis Xtravaganza.

[@terrywendt7962]

This is brilliant, can't believe someone could even think of this, it's amazing.

[@bou3388]

高校の時、何度も何度も繰り返し観た。カッコ良すぎて。

[@OceanbornAngel]

Remember when the MTV Awards used to be this interesting?

[@Melina-fi3sc]

I miss real artists and MTV☹️

[@julianagonzalez3325]

@@Melina-fi3sc We all do

[@CryBabyJay_xo]

Now we got Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello making out on stage🤮

[@OceanbornAngel]

@@CryBabyJay_xo Isn't it interesting that this makes you long for the time Madonna made out with Christina Aguilera and Brittany Spears.

[@pouwhakaaro]

I want born yet

[@abrahamo90]

This performance is so iconic that no one has ever complained this was lipsynced so unapologetically she didn't even wore a mic. Edit: chill! I didn't say it in a mean way. Just pop royalty is allowed to lipsync. Specially those who danced the hell out of theirs in their prime (such Madonna, Britney, Janet)

[@stargirl8931]

OMG I DIDN’T NOTICE THAT LMAO

[@taraerskine3954]

I knew right away! No mic! No backup singers! But I understand how could she really not!!!! But I loved her performance all based on Shakespeare! Drag is from Shakespeare! He had only male actors so you would see drag doing role as girl!!! That's where drag queen originated from!

[@pandorasangel2747]

No mic in sight baby!

[@PokePalm2534]

Oh dear, I have watched this video so many times. I mistook her right earring as a microphone. She was shooting an MV in the concert then hehehe.

[@zzeus43]

One of the few songs she lipsynced!

[@pc-zj8gg]

I have nothing but the deepest affection and love and admiration for Madonna. I am 33 years old and it is only now, after reading an article, that I realize, what a great form of art her work is. It touches me like no other music, it is the dedication, the perfection of the message of the songs and their visualization. No other musician does what she does, she stands in line with the great classical artists like Michelangelo. This dedication to express herself produces pieces, that can stand alone like a painting, with a deeper meaning. -- It is a pity, that John Lennon couldn`t see her, I think he would have been enthusiastic. Her approach resembles Lennon`s, only that she is much more sucessful at reaching her aim, for various reasons. And no wonder McCartney didn`t like her, he was never an artist like Lennon, just a musician.

[@DeuDeoEgo]

Beautifully said. Mick Jagger didn't like her either but both David Bowie and Elton John used to admire her. Elton started criticising her when she was in her 50s. Bowie never did.

[@underiaash2737]

I am 21 and i just think that this performance is simply iconic

[@jwy414]

Still mesmerizing to watch 😻

[@sleepmcsleeperson4081]

Whoever conceptualized and choreographed this should be proud. 30 years later and it’s still one of the most fun and most iconic MTV VMA performances ever. I mean heck, MTV is irrelevant now but this performance? Timeless.

[@tar_am]

I keep coming back to this performance every few months. I believe this is where the word 'ICONIC' truly applies.

[@RenatoNardelli]

You are damn right!

[@seanahmed9079]

Jose Guttierez and Louis Camacho the two guys front and center in the very beginning with the super short shorts on

[@abigailwestwood729]

sean ahmed both of the House of Xtravaganza. Phenomenal work. 30 years on it remains ahead of its time

[@loveit8602]

This and the F(X) performance of Four Walls at the music bank 2015 performance are probably the best live televised choreography/concepts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hF7Zl3WqlrKpga8

[@jasonperez38]

Choreographer: How iconic? Madonna: yes.

[@luisguillen7005]

Jason Perez 😂 This is when she was OFFICIALLY The QWEEN.

[@murderize]

Luis Guillen what

[@davidmehnert6206]

but she cut the guillotine sequence, she says, ´out of respect for posterity..’

[@lalbak76]

Thanks for her she put everything on the pib screen!!!!!!! I don't car what people say to heyto her for her El a l9tforthe unfergroung Family and I say as a babyb(92) for these people ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love love love around!!! I'm pans and my anthem is #nhhhh 😘 thx todrick

[@selh7916]

An iconic surely. 🙂

[@bh2155]

One thing about Madonna is she is definetly an entertainer that can perform!

[@alanMSF]

It’s amazing just how many huge huge hits she’s had over the years.

[@alexminaj4855]

The fact that this performance could be done the exact same way in 2022 and still eat the new girls alive is testimonial of how legendary and ahead of her time she was and is.

[@vertbeke7977]

Yeahhhh

[@jivonleejackson1673]

This seems as fresh as it did in 1990. They don’t dance no more. 😳

[@disregard.1583]

💯💯💯💯

[@teresatrout8079]

love you Girl. So Agree

[@voxtur__7]

not just the new girls, but the new boys too. They don't know how to perform.

[@bazookaman1107]

What she did for the gay community at this time with this performance alone is unmatchable by any human on our planet.

[@jameshourston8800]

this has nothi

[@Meow64331]

Emm

[@hectormanuel9793]

Bullshit!!! This kind of presentation of these overly effeminate men was part of the problem of the gay stereotypes that made many gay me wanna stay in the closet for a long time! My gay cousins and I were offended, and we distanced ourselves from it as far as we could!

[@MrSpaceRaptor]

@@hectormanuel9793 There is no such thing as "overly effeminate men", effeminate gay men exist and are completely valid, just like you not being one is valid. This comment reeks of internalised homophobia.

[@hectormanuel9793]

@@MrSpaceRaptor what part of what I said, you didn't understand asshole? It's the stereotype that's offensive when the world believes that all gay men are the same!

[@dahliacecily]

It’s so amazingly choreographed and performed. They committed entirely, and I love how it’s also not even pretending to be a miced performance, it was played with the amazing version they did in studio and now it’s time to see the artists perform it for you 💜

[@michaeljmobley]

Yeah, I don't know why people are saying this is lip synch'd like it's some bad thing. This was art and a brilliant costume performance!

[@MuratGurb]

That performance is still jaw dropping! That was unbelievable , to remember every move and sing !! Breathtaking!

[@wrongendofyourcigarette]

this is almost 30 YEARS AGO omg this was immensely risky for her to do.. iconic

[@luzfigueroa1550]

But she pulled it off in a cooky comical way i love her still and always.

[@diegomoreno5927]

why risky

[@luhole]

Imke it was the 90s, and there was no internet, it really wasn’t that risky. Still props to her.

[@maxsteel4950]

Not really, this was pretty normal for back then

[@Mexxconnection]

Diego Moreno it was censored back in the day just years later we could ser the real version

[@isaacteli]

Pose on Netflix made me understand more about this song and it’s context.

[@melany0608]

me too

[@phllorencetti]

Me too

[@LuthienTolkien]

X4 😍

[@Esai]

Too

[@blancarodriguez5240]

X5

[@Dj_Enigma27]

Por eso es considerada la Reina del Pop, hoy, más de 33 años después, éste video sigue siendo genial, una obra de arte, talento y desenfado... Grande Madonna...!!!

[@dylanthuong2600]

No one can top this one . This is history

[@mysoullovessoul558]

That audience did not deserve this performance.

[@stacysosa5297]

You are tottally right. Too much for that public

[@Ciclopea2]

But millions of her fans watching at home certainly did, pretty sure she did this mostly for them.

[@The.Lilomay]

there's decent reference for the whole concept, and i find artistry in it it's very avant-garde

[@angelmonroy3012]

Kelly Andrews I would happily take their places 🥺

[@chad8519]

Ehh it's that "Van Gogh" effect. Its artistic genius unrealized until later.

[@80sfreak14]

A bit rude they held an awards ceremony in the middle of a Madonna concert

[@riri229]

😂😂😂😂

[@muhammaddel]

Love it.

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Just like a football game in the middle of a Madonna performance in 2012

[@KabbalahSherry]

Honestly though 🤷🏻‍♀️😝 Don't nobody remember a THING from this awards show, except for *THIS* iconic performance.

[@oddly.alright529]

Choreograph is good but she is defo lip synching....

[@miele939]

Im 52 and have followed her career since the 1980s. She has allways been on point and knows what she is doing to stay at the top

[@SandySaunders9142]

I remember the very first time I saw a Madonna video. It was 1983 and the song was Borderline (of course)! It got my attention instantly and I knew this girl was going to be a huge hit. I had the same experience with Adele. I've detected other stars in the making, but Adele and Madonna are the two biggest that I can remember. Magical!

[@Mlpfan22]

The diversity,the set,the clothes,the theme, HER., it’s all just…..so..perfect 😩

[@WasWasLo]

yess!!

[@Sebastian-ss8lo]

@IThinkTheFuckNot YouTrickAssBitch lmaoooo the shadeee. As a black person I totally agree. Janet is not the queen of pop. Madonna just gives wayyy much more. Style, creativity, story, everything

[@Nyenty]

@@Sebastian-ss8lo she’s not the queen of pop but she’s hell talented either her album rythmn nation 1814 is one of the best

[@gracieambrosio4967]

Ahead of her time.

[@ThomasJr]

This was based on a very famous movie from the time, Liaisons Dangereux (Cruel intentions)

[@benalichante1269]

I finally get it, what's iconic about this is not that nobody could do the same, but it's that, at that time, nobody would dare to do the same!

[@abeysmentrat7579]

@Kiko Jikoo No, they're not. The LGBTQ+ (specially the transgender community) community are mocked way worst during the time that this performance happened. Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community back then is literally playing with fire.

[@lucyinthesky2023]

Exactly!

[@colormetakenaback]

I was there. You right. Everyone thought Madonna was the devil's bride back then lol

[@agstinacueva1673]

That's what defines a good artist.

[@Blueluise]

Versaces house in Miami anyboudy?

[@johnkristich3764]

After all these years STILL brilliant

[@felipefonseca1401]

obocecado por ela depois do celebration tour on rio

[@sabrinadrummond6124]

Madonna sempre foi ousada❤ kkkkk agr que o povo foi ver.

[@NuriPlansLNI]

33 years later and this is still probably one of the most inclusive shows in the history of VMAs

[@crownstupid]

If by inclusive you mean a poor white boy from Alabama then I agree!!! I love this video!!

[@johnhagan-zr4pm]

Typical White Karen Supremacy Madonna has a Net Worth of $580 million whilst she exploits the Black Community And portrays Black Men as gay and subservient (slaves) to her..

[@mayradominguez7315]

The best show of VMA's, I think

[@judasxhunter]

@@crownstupid..??

[@taehyungoppa7208]

33 hrs is INSANE!!! 😮 so long ago fr

[@chikensaregood9500]

you can tell so many hours were put into that choreography and she made it look effortless even after she finished

[@CaptainPond]

Because she’s not singing a note

[@trappnest4490]

@@CaptainPond Many performers would struggle a lot by just doing the choreography

[@habibaaade3263]

@@trappnest4490 lady gaga wouldn't. Watch her super bowl performances 😂😂

[@susiekim5728]

TRAPPNEST My god if they couldn’t keep up with at least the choreography they are in the wrong fucking business lol

[@krulside2737]

@@habibaaade3263 what yoy talking about lady gaga has some of the slowest choreographys

[@yosdliko9261]

Supper Diva...In 1990, Madonna's choreography was really cool...amazing..

[@mactheAnimal798]

Never saw such a perfect Live Performance like that! That flip was a highlight 3:09!

[@adlerfg]

People complaining that she isn't singing live have completely missed the point. In the Ballroom scene NO ONE sings. Madonna lip synching (hence no microphone) to her own tune is both clever, and a tribute to the club culture where Vogueing was born. Trivia : Madonna used the same dress used by Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons.

[@mumplaysthesims8396]

I'd rather she lipsynced and gave a kick ass choreographed performance

[@ML-xh6rd]

@Ginno Gaviria -- She sang live at the Oscars, twice!

[@deehan8464]

She did not use the same dress, where is your proof of this?

[@daddypig.5796]

Ginno Gaviria she was definitely ‘alive ‘ when she used to sing great.

[@adlerfg]

@@deehan8464 it's well known. Google it. 😉

[@nandalseo120]

I’m not a madonna generation, and this video makes me understand why she’s a legend.

[@robertdavis3555]

she was a hero to the LGBT movement... pushing the limits of sexuality and having a kick ass dance song to go with it.

[@KurtRichterCISSP]

You have attained enlightenment my child

[@jbak87]

How old are you, Nandal?

[@chuckruot2586]

A Legend!

[@user-mm8cd4wd8t]

yeeees! i feel the same!

[@danbutera]

omg i love this performance

[@kevinj2261]

OMG, Love this performance on MTV, the choreographer's job is so amazing, he really really deserve a award too！

[@naurking5388]

The lip sync isn't a problem cause the whole performance was like a scene from a movie and a microphone would've ruin it. Madonna is the peak of pop performances.

[@ezeztztz]

Yep,exactly what I was thinking,it was all in the performance,the costumes the dance the poses

[@jakemiles1427]

She's just mediocre in my opinion. She is so weak vocally that she couldn't sing that easy song live. She built a career off of being controversial, there no real talent to see here.

[@naurking5388]

@@jakemiles1427 no one asked and let people with some knownledge to say if she can sing or not cause i doubt you have

[@simonedgbaston]

@@naurking5388 I have & indeed she can 😊

[@asd44688]

Yeahh if it was performed now, she would wear small-white earset microphone

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

This has more historically accurate costumes than most period shows Edit : I didn't check this comment for a month and oh Jesus christ that's a loooooot of likes I am speechless

[@Aristocratic_Arietta]

I was just about to say the same thing!

[@inthemorrow]

other than the hot pants

[@jacac]

Marie Antoinette was the Queen of fashion before she got beheaded. Very suited for Vogue. Loved it.

[@jerseygirl9402]

I'm a historian specializing in the 18th c. and I talk about this all the time! They're not perfect, of course, but specifically Madonna herself? Damn-- the neckline is perfect, size/proportion of the panniers are great, the style of the gown she's wearing is based off of a very specific midcentury French style, and you can tell she's wearing stays/undergarments that give her the proper shape. So much respect for artistic expression when it's obviously backed up by research

[@pollymorphic500]

well except for the men in shortie shorts, eh?

[@IvanaSt14]

I'm in love with this performance, perfection 😭❤

[@dyarom4575]

Masterpiece

[@endlessness80]

30 fucking years later and that baseline still gives me chills.

[@endlessness80]

@Edwin Arnold ummm that's nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@kylatokki22]

@Edwin Arnold “what about QUEEEEEEN”

[@davidlewis5409]

Same!

[@eld2310]

So nice that they're not cutting to the audience every 10 seconds like they do now, to the point that the TV viewers miss half the performance.

[@pablojoelaban363]

True

[@Rekaat]

THIS

[@AlGibani123]

But also no one really performs like back then

[@Clint7777]

How much do you want to bet the producer was gay and knew what was up lol

[@MrRedacto]

And you can't even hear the music through all of the audience screaming

[@LauraWhitmer]

One of my all time favorites forever and ever

[@lvgxc10]

Her initial slanted back arch amazing

[@jondavwal13]

Never a Madonna fan but I saw this live when it first aired and fan or not you gotta be honest: this was history, and you knew it when you saw it. Inspired on every level.

[@rodrigocamacho9607]

Jonathan Wallach 4:44 Hilarius!

[@misfitrosetarot]

Absolutely! I remember this performance vividly!

[@billiejoearmstrong3741]

This is history. And you could consider be a fan of Madonna, the best selling and influential female artist in human history

[@vertbeke7977]

♥️

[@CrystalCoffin]

We definitely have zero interest to know who your favorite artists are (surely very, very mediocre acts), given that you think it's somehow important to announce that you are not a fan of Madonna. It's revolting that people think "not being a Madonna fan" is like something to be proud of, when in fact it just reveals their extreme stupidity. Madonna did not create her albums for low-IQ listeners 😂

[@meborelol]

Gonna tell my kids this was Marie Antoinette

[@Nicolas.Fernandes]

omg hhhhahahahhajsizkxmxs

[@Nicolas.Fernandes]

can something or someone BE more iconic???????

[@laplelp7780]

i love this comment

[@sconeofdome4983]

Gonna tell my kids this was Michelle Visage.

[@5649902]

Crazy 😂😂😂

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

this whole performance is hypnotic-- madonna herself, the dancers, the costumes, literally everything is so perfect ❤ i can't imagine how amazing this was to see live

[@cindyweiss3357]

Madonna. Wow. I'm 55. N I still get chills listening to her music

[@austinsenior5084]

i love that she didn't feel the need to pretend with a microphone. lol!

[@chpappappa4513]

i feel like it was an homage to lipsyncing? in the ballroom scene?

[@austinsenior5084]

@@chpappappa4513 yes that’s sounds right! And when I said “love”, I meant it!

[@JoseFernandez-cd7ew]

@@chpappappa4513 I once read (I forgot where) that was more about the performance and not about singing it, so it's bold from her to sing with no mic, seems to be legit

[@hitakkjismith3115]

no it was super normal for the era and eras before maybe try paying attention when watching videos on music shows from other eras

[@Josh-so8tz]

Still great even if she wasn't singing.

[@naurking5388]

*watcing the first 10 seconds of the performance* Me: Iconic.

[@hiryu70]

Lol)

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Ridicolous Vogue didn’t win Video of the Year or the Best Choreography ...the performance is still an inspiration today...see Camila Cabello at SNL some days ago

[@yoshito9412]

@@ginasousabranco5637 Shut up

[@MariaRojas-km1lm]

Thiui

[@MariaRojas-km1lm]

@@ginasousabranco5637 o9oo

[@aivalistavro]

One of Madonna's best performances.

[@ThomasSwartz-un3rg]

The most amazing ❤🎉 performance ever. Everything was perfect. Madonna is goddess! ❤❤❤❤

[@leodigiosia9418]

"Tell us youre the queen of pop without TELLING us you're the queen of pop"

[@albertodelsaltocifo6424]

La corona

[@marioberrocal1758]

Opens a fan

[@KabbalahSherry]

Honestly 😌👑

[@SIZERRULE]

😜👑😜

[@javiervaldez6409]

Dear 😍 you look handsome 😍❤️ And that’s truth, Madonna’s only Queen of Pop.

[@jonnydubz8895]

Who ever thought of this idea for stage performance is a genius. This absolutely fits the song as its amazing, the costumes are beautiful and classy

[@piaparadis1253]

It was Madonna's idea.. She was inspired by Dangerous Liaisons. It was very popular at the time, the film with Michelle Pfeifer and John Malkovich. Love from Paris, Pia Paradis ✝

[@Pxcop]

Madonna's artistic director until approximately 2006 was her brother Christopher. He brought his sister's ideas to absolutely incredible heights with his artistic vision. He was uniquely talented. Madonna's performances have not been the same without him.

[@piaparadis1253]

@@Pxcop Hi Carlos, I agree with you completely. For me, Blonde Ambition was their masterpiece! Too bad they had their falling out, but that is what happens with family members that work together.. they inevitably end up with hurt feelings and grudges. I am curious how Madonna's Celebration tour will go.. I just hope it goes well and I sincerely hope Madonna dyes her hair back to Blonde! haha.. Sending you much love from Paris, Pia Paradis✝

[@jayglez1338]

I want to see this in Bridgerton.

[@MM-br4km]

AGREE. I remember "HAMLET" performed by the cast in a Gilligan's Island episode. Comedy mixed with art and History. IT'S A MASTERPIECE TOO!

[@origemdosaber1240]

Queen eternal

[@gustavobelatti2527]

Figurinos perfeitos e dignos de Versalhes!!! Madonna é espetacular ❤❤❤

[@rubensred]

It's incredible how this woman is far away forward her time. The Fans and the Haters don't get her at all. Everybody talking about lip syncing and no one understands what she's doing there. She wanted to do a new Video for Vogue. A live video in one take, without editing. It was the first time someone tried to do that. The performance was used like a "single" for her video collections and. A celebration of MTV and Madonna's Career. That was a perfect performance, but was not meant to be a live show, it was meant to be a dancing painting in form of a live video. That's so fucking crazy and amazing. She was at the highest top of her game.

[@dvdcrr77]

Great insight dude.

[@gloriaoseiameyao1119]

Okay........?. 😑.

[@julio_9881]

ok boomer

[@wabeech]

in the Balls of NYC (where vogueing came from}, lip syncing is what the performers did. The dancing and attire were the attraction. This performance follows that tradition. New outfits for the next themed Ball. Pose the tv show is a look into that scene and era. It is an excellent show. They should be starting a new season soon.

[@martinanugent5045]

@@julio_9881 Wow what an original reply

[@SarahShake]

The coordinated fan outs are EVERYTHING.

[@KittyPieVibes]

I love the loud SLAP on beat it’s so perfect

[@cjma4832]

Strike a Pose!

[@ginasousabranco5637]

@@cjma4832 1990s Madonna is so iconic: Justify My Love and Vogue singles and videod, Blond Amibition Tour, VMA's 1990, 1993, 1998, Erotica, Bedtime Stories and Ray of Light albums, Sex book, Evita... all in the same decade!

[@michaeljmobley]

Artistry on another level!

[@michaeljmobley]

Choreography and the costumes and makeup were amazing! The fan noises were also something that was meticulously crafted.

[@dbriddie9525]

Makes the Swifts etc of today realize that artistically they are just playing at it. Magnificent!❤

[@LandelRey]

Madonna looking like she's about to tell the people of France to eat cake

[@maxwellsmart6487]

She never Said Letthemeatcake! NEVER! Read more Reed more Read more Erotica To me. Ahhhhhh. Shh..

[@CereDulce37]

@@maxwellsmart6487 😐

[@6inchgoldblade680]

yoo fr this should have been used in the marie antoinette movie

[@ThomasJr]

brioches, cake is the closest english word for the lack of a better one.

[@martinmdd7884]

Madonna has always been a political being, with a very subtle message, her irony and intelligence was beyond the average.

[@EpochalNull]

Revolutionary nature aside, she honestly looks stunning here. Whoever did the costume+makeup coordination really nailed the look and made her seem almost ethereal, just, wow.

[@gildedpeahen876]

It’s surprisingly historically accurate and just beautiful. I love the robes anglaises and the powdered wigs. The royal courts of the late 1700s were extremely sexually charged and playful so this isn’t too far off from the way they’d have acted! It’s so fun and you can tell she really loves her dancers. While she was the main performer, obviously, she let each dancer have moments to shine. It’s very unique and it makes me heart smile.

[@lindablue7494]

She looks sort of like Julia Roberts here. And yes everything was amazing and very well done.

[@EpochalNull]

@@villamedj3533 Um, are you okay?

[@AlmaCynthiaVerdejo]

These dresses were borrowed from the “dangerous Liasons” movie that was filmed and released around this time.

[@HaleighBennet]

@@gildedpeahen876 I completely agree! this performance is so both inclusionary and playful... it seems like everyone had a great time both preforming and preparing! the cast has amazing chemistry, truly the best on-tv music show performance! Amazing costumes on top of that :)

[@theoutspokenhumanist]

Such a long time ago now but in her day she was a phenomenon.

[@alexanderforestieri9300]

La Reina del Pop en la piel de Maria Antoieta, memorable y único

[@APFC95]

observe the traditional dance and costume of the ancient gays as they adore their supreme queen

[@wynignatius9289]

I'd ever imagine closeted gays in the Renaissance or Louis XIV era

[@muggensan8611]

@@wynignatius9289 it's more 18e century , louis xv

[@haker9218]

@Kevin Prima ancient is in the eyes of the beholder. what is ancient to you

[@rims4297]

instagram.com/p/CBxCK1qlX32/?igshid=1lcacon826m1s

[@GerardoRamirez-cc9yf]

Wyn Ignatius llos day l

[@auwanho]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the diversity of her dancers. Edit: I said dancers, not male dancers, there are female dancers too. Why should male dancers just get to get all the attention around like a giant while the rest of female dancers try not to get smushed under their big feet? The females are just as cute as the males, right? The females is just as good of a dancer as the males , people totally like the female just as much as they like the males, and when did it become okay for one gender to be the boss of everybody because that’s not what Madonna is about! We should totally just FIGHT ABOUT THE FEMALE DANCERS!

[@moreodat479]

it was normal

[@WasWasLo]

Ahead of its time

[@Paelorian]

They're not diverse. They're all black except for one latino, one white, and one Asian. But quotas don't matter and we shouldn't be adding them up and keeping score. What matters is that talent is recognized and not held back by discrimination. That's what Madonna was doing here, giving talent a chance to shine. The dancers were excellent and Madonna was great for giving those poor dancers the opportunity to perform on the world stage and leave a legacy like this. Yes, some of those dancers were really "underprivileged" and had few other opportunities to dance. It was harder for dancers like that to make it then. It's still really hard. That's why it was so great for Madonna to promote their talent like this.

[@adelinasardothien8238]

Well, voguing was created by black gay/trans people soooo ofc it would be them because they created it.

[@emmru7073]

yessssss 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 the dance/style/culture: Vogue was actually invented/ brought up by Black African American LGBTQ+. it was, simply, a must to include them in performances, but Madona is a real one for sure ,we stan!❤

[@softmony3575]

It's the same dress ❤ I recognized it right away, she's not just a person, she IS the moment! Totally iconic!🇧🇷

[@user-cc3vf6ob1r]

So really amazing voice no one can't place like her,she only one woman❤❤❤

[@rachelbrand]

1 - PERFECT choreography; 2 - absolutely amazing costumes -- not just for madonna but all of the dancers/characters; 3 - the diversity among her dance crew: we have asian, latino, black, probably all (or most) gay men bringing the ballroom/vogue scene to one of the most important stages in pop music; 4 - referencing marie antoinette, the queen of opulence, carelessness and youthness; 5 - not being afraid of sexuality and being playful and tongue-in-cheek about it; 6 - madonna at one of her peaks of beauty and influence; 7 - the amazing exit with her becoming the one who watches the audience; 8 - nikki and donna nailing every step of the way; 9 - the theatrical feel of the whole performance: this is not supposed to look like a music video or a pop concert -- this is musical theater, camp, broadway. 10 - how everyone on stage not only has a chance to shine but is also there for a REASON. all of them actuallycontribute to the storytelling of the piece. 11 - the fact that all of this was done in 1990, when she was one of the fery few artists who pushed the boundaries between pop music, sex and art. this performance is one of the many reasons why she's the GOAT in pop music. loved this since i was a kid and will love it forever.

[@ginasousabranco5637]

It's the same dance crew Madonna had cast to her previous Blond Ambition World Tour. Only Oliver, the black blonde hair dancer wasn't gay

[@max-es7iu]

everyone was gay except One, Madonna is a legend.

[@eimyallynson9988]

This is also more about the movie “Dangerous Liaisons” Madonna is even wearing one of the dresses Glenn Close wore for that movie. They were on tour in France, and they were playing charades, and one of the charades was “Dangerous Liaisons” Madonna said it was very Vogue.

[@warmhumanityp8548]

I couldn't agree with you more!!! Absolutely fantastic~

[@reignnyjoseph7355]

Well said!!! Absolutely legendary, and forever, starstruck!

[@ScaredCurly92]

The audience ain’t hype enough for me. Sis is serving costumes, choreo, a banger single...and doesn’t even get a standing ovation at the end?

[@WasWasLo]

baffling tbh

[@dramaticfan96]

It was the 80’s and the 90’s...people were used to this level of iconic. I really wish I was born in another decade🥺

[@brklyn345]

Like someone stated earlier, Madge confused the straights. Unless you competed in balls or attended them as a spectator, this was something new. They didn't know how to react.

[@DylanRomanov]

I thought they were already standing lol but yeah they dead

[@heroheart312]

Ummm..they are standing.

[@jonelrobinson5189]

A total icon✨💅🏻

[@sheilabarfield3849]

Magnificent Madonna!

[@keithfoester7326]

i watch this every day for good grades and clear skin

[@WasWasLo]

same

[@misskaufman6214]

SAME!!! I'M here forever💯

[@TheSportslover2010]

😆🤣😂

[@leoniexo5627]

😭

[@padraicmartin682]

Lmfao me too. It's so rich and creamy;-)

[@garcogian4488]

director: how Versailles do you want your performance to be? Madonna: Oui

[@rennycunila4444]

MADONNA

[@shutupmalfoy3093]

🤣

[@madsemilblomgren]

garcongian That doesn’t make sense to me... she didn’t have sex in front of everyone and she didn’t die it was just rococo France...

[@isapardue508]

😂😂

[@raisa_cherry33]

😂😂😂😂

[@johnclement9370]

Madonna at the top of her game right there, 1990 she was at her peak, pinnacle, and prime, probably the biggest star on the planet. She's still riding high with a successful Celebration tour recently, but 1990 era was all about Madonna ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ :-)

[@Diana-kc7bb]

We all agree this is the most iconic performance of VMAs history. Perfect!

[@bluekangaroo9934]

The amount of choreography here is unreal, they could have easily messed up so easily, even dropping the fan is so easy as they were literally flipping them in the air, and yet everything was perfectly in line. Unreal. Also for 1990, this was SO over the top. Madonna was pushing the envelope and was such an innovator with how much she was such an advocate for the gay community…1990 was such a homophobic time and Madonna didn’t give a flying crap she was going to be in your face. True pop queen

[@imaginedimagination757]

She always included minorities women men Asian African Arabic Latin and all the gay community. She was our hope for equality and love. The most influential and egalitarian artists I’ve ever come across. Just love her love for peoples equality

[@anSealgair]

3:13 😮 So risky to include this. They must have practiced in several sessions over many days or weeks. They achieved greatness together. 🌈

[@kennethmaye]

The Energy and Talent of the Gay Boys👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@orelas167]

The chemistry looks really strong, too, it's like Madonna is a conductor in the pit; the performers are feeding off of each other. I don't think you can fake that.

[@olubukonla7352]

@@anSealgair yep

[@user-xt1jw6qi6d]

I think people tend to forget that she is not just a "singer", she's an actual artist, her performances are her art. We don't bash painters for painting nudity, we find it beautiful. This is her art. Its not on a canvas, its moving, it's alive. It is art, and Madonna makes masterpieces. There will never be another artist like her.

[@muzicaempathica6479]

🌈Wow💯💖beautifully written🌈

[@jeremyripton]

So true, but if only she'd left her face alone....she looks predictably misfigured and maimed now....such a shame. Long live Madonna 1990.....

[@muzicaempathica6479]

@Jeremy Ripton 😱omg 4 real tho‼️She's not maimed nor disfigured; she has now a face that belongs on a monster in a horror movie; a scientific experiment gone woefully wrong; when people say demonic I GET IT--she was a one of a kind of beauty; gorgeous in hair, face, body, ....her gorgeous eyes and mouth❣️omg....what else or WHOM else could've possessed her to do that to her face⁉️‼️😢 It's beyond sad....😞

[@kristinesmart3134]

God bless you and your dearest comment. This woman literally saved my life when I was being bullied and losing my nerves in middle school. 25 years later, and I'll never forget the profound effect she left on me and so many. It's contagious. I realized I could dance and come up with routines on the spot. So, I came out of my shell and started performing at clubs & bars. Best memories of my life!(Thank you Michele, Teresa, Mark, and Pam.)

[@ronaldlippe9156]

❤❤

[@LeonisioBarroso]

É difícil dizer qual é o maior sucesso de Madonna ... Mas com certeza VOGUE é um deles.

[@eve6875]

Back to the days when the performances were whimsical. This seemed so fun for me when I first saw it as a teen. After all these years, it still is, and there was no agenda or bs behind it. Just the song and the artist being iconic.

[@michaeljmobley]

It was a song about being confident in yourself. And believing you are beautiful. That's everything we all need to hear!

[@ralphbohnerchuckles1243]

What are you waffling about? The entire purpose of this whole song and specially the coreography is to pay homage to the Harlem lgbt movement from the 60s and the visibilization of the gay community, you could've chose any other song to make your point but you chose specifically the one that is the entire opposite of what you are saying

[@prenomnom9275]

Probably one of the best performances ever. That woman is truely an Artist. The whole Marie-Antoinette vs Vogue was a genious idea. That woman is culturally in a very high level.

[@tyrellanderson4722]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ezequielvergara4617]

Agree, and for those that cant, well we all know where they stand!!

[@sahasrarachakra1]

I love it for that. She has been my inspiration.

[@tanyajones1643]

Agreed! Music royalty!

[@FabledRomance]

And she brilliantly flaunts it by disregarding a microphone. Unlike Janet.