@Berry... hands down, no question!! mr. ward was the perfect arm candy for her SexBomb era.
I'm OBSESSED w/Paris Is Burning... and clearly M was too. Not only "Vogue" the song & video were inspired by it, but also Blonde Ambition and Truth or Dare were GREATLY influenced by "Ball Culture" and PIB -- as evidenced by VERY SPECIFIC scenes which appeared later in M's work. Popstar Malcolm McLaren recorded "Deep in Vogue" in 1989, yet M swooped in and took all of this vogue underground inspiration to make, arguably, the biggest hit of her career... a song she originally wrote for a Nike commercial. She totally ripped off poor McLaren, but hey that's M's magical formula... appropriation, provocation & reinvention. check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KDmJQjS_0&playnext=1&list=PLD67D2397E98AEE86
Tony Ward is still her hottest boyfriend till date!
ReplyDelete@Berry... hands down, no question!! mr. ward was the perfect arm candy for her SexBomb era.
ReplyDeleteI'm OBSESSED w/Paris Is Burning... and clearly M was too. Not only "Vogue" the song & video were inspired by it, but also Blonde Ambition and Truth or Dare were GREATLY influenced by "Ball Culture" and PIB -- as evidenced by VERY SPECIFIC scenes which appeared later in M's work. Popstar Malcolm McLaren recorded "Deep in Vogue" in 1989, yet M swooped in and took all of this vogue underground inspiration to make, arguably, the biggest hit of her career... a song she originally wrote for a Nike commercial. She totally ripped off poor McLaren, but hey that's M's magical formula... appropriation, provocation & reinvention. check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KDmJQjS_0&playnext=1&list=PLD67D2397E98AEE86
Fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteI recorded reports on this premiere from ET and CNN at the time - she spoke briefly to CNN while standing there. I need to get them online!!!
Wow. Never seen footage of her appearance here before.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
What a fun night. I was one of the red carpet fun people in "drag" with Chi Chi and all. Good old memories
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun night. I was one of the red carpet fun people in "drag" with Chi Chi and all. Good old memories
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