Monday, December 12, 2011

The Age Old Question: Ponytail -or- Curls

Fetish Ponytail?
or Curls?

Ever since the advent of internet forums, Madonna fans have always been divided on one thing: Blond Ambition Ponytail or Curls? Ha, it's true!

Well, Peter from TheBeatsWithin has spoken with a special someone who may have uncovered the reason why!

For an artist such as Madonna, obviously her image is very important, so were there any other technical challenges in presenting Madonna in the best light on the big screen?

There was another conversation that Madonna and I had about her hair. She had often used that I Dream of Jeannie hairdo, with her hair pulled back in a tight bun at the back of the head and it was my feeling that for the movie, that was a little severe. I thought that she looked a good balance between commanding and a little bit more feminine with the blonde bob look. I don’t know whether I talked her into it, but I told her which one I preferred.

In truth, she probably could have done both. Thinking about the way it was edited, it wouldn’t have been bad to have a show where she did it with one look and a show where she did it with the other look and then through the cut, put in a bit of both. So, I’m not sure who decided that she just did it all the same way.

Head over to TheBeatsWithin to read all about it. HERE

I've always leaned towards the fetish ponytail over the curls because well, it was the first thing we saw and I believe it was conceived with the costumes but I love it all. What is your preferred hair from Blond Ambition? Ponytail or Curls?
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42 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 12, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    When I was a teenager, definitely the curls. But now as I get older, I totally RECOGNIZE and RESPECT and ADMIRE her choice and aesthetic for the ponytail. M was and is way ahead of her time. The ponytail has aged very gracefully.

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  2. TonyDecember 12, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Curls all the way! She looked terrible with that horse tail on her head!

    Thank goodness she had the curls when they filmed the beautiful concert shots for ToD!

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  3. slideDecember 12, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Ponytail, of course!!!! it was avant garde, it was fashion, it was fresh!!! the shirley temple locks got all stringy and limp half way thru the show.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 12, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Im sorry but this shouldn't even be a question Pud!
    BOTH!
    they are both iconic and part of the BAT historic imagery.
    The Madonna way.
    Start it out w/ the ponytail then work the curls in as the hair grows longer. I always thought she started with the ponytail so her hair would NOT look too much like WTGT.
    Love them both if you differ than yr. a late fan!
    xo
    Ps what about the garbage performer earlier this year trying to pull off the ponytail after she ripped the opening song off BAT. If anyone to this day denies that rip off then they should be shot!
    Ponytail only worked for Barbara Eden and Madonna.

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  5. Pud WhackerDecember 12, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    dont be questioning my authority, 39b41. EAT IT!!!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 12, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    No pud you're the CUNT

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  7. jeremygloffDecember 12, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    PONYTAIL! Iconic!!

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  8. Pud WhackerDecember 12, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    YOUR MAMA!!!

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  9. AnonymousDecember 12, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Sean,

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  10. Pud WhackerDecember 12, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    YOUR MAMA!!!

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  11. marilyns_moleDecember 12, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Ponytail. It is what she wanted for the tour but had to stop cause it was pulling the roots of her hair, hence the change to the curls.

    I do like, however, that whenever you see pics, it does let us know what part of the country she was in. Curls for Europe and Pony everywhere else (except Australia of course).

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  12. TreyDecember 12, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    I saw her with the ponytail, but I think I prefer the curls. Especially when she gets damp and the curls start to fall out! Both were good, but I like when the sweat takes the curls to a nice sweaty boblike cut.

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  13. TonyDecember 12, 2011 at 9:10 PM

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  14. TonyDecember 12, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    How in the world is a simple, plain jane ponytail fresh or fashion? LOL.

    She looked better with the curls: Fact.

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  15. slideDecember 13, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    oh snap, somebody's uptight! Tony honey, I'm sure those platinum curls look adorable ON YOU!!! lmfao

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  16. TonyDecember 13, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Huh?

    I'm assuming English isn't your first language. :)

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  17. Call me RikuDecember 13, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Ponytail. Iconic and how she was meant to look on that tour.

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  18. teamcgDecember 13, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Without no doubt the PONYTAIL is what the look was always supposed to be about, I was so disappointed when she came to Europe with those awful curls.

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  19. teamcgDecember 13, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Without no doubt the PONYTAIL is what the look was always supposed to be about, I was so disappointed when she came to Europe with those awful curls.

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  20. stevenDecember 13, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Ponytail! But honestly at the time I loved the curls and the change for the show. it freshend it up at made it mor popular for the masses. But the Debi Mazar ponytail was the original conception and the most iconic. Ponytail all the way!

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  21. Tony O.December 13, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    I thought I read at the time that the ponytail was giving her migraines which was why she switched. Could be some combination of her hair getting long enough and wanting a change - the ponytail must have been challenging to wear. Interesting idea that she heeded the cinematographer who found the curls more appealing - he's was trying to make her a sexy chick without understanding that the severity was the point...

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  22. CüneytDecember 13, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I always thought the ponytail was causing a problem with her head-mic as she was dancing.

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  23. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    as interesting as this new information is, I highly doubt M would ditch the ponytail for the ENTIRE European tour just because it looked better on film. If that was the case, she would have just worn the curls on the Paris dates. I don't believe it... but I definitely prefer the ponytail, which looks fine to me in the Yokohama and Houston pro-shot shows.

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  24. DontlookbackDecember 13, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    I'm for the PONYTAIL. I remember seeing the Wembley pics and thinking the curls looked like a terrible mistake. The ponytail was so stylish.

    I remember reading that a fan had tried to pull the ponytail out and that was why she ditched it. Is that the most ridiculous theory so far?

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  25. PrinceDecember 13, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    not to be a notice everything girl/boy but in your collage you have a pic of her with curly hair in the pony tail spot.

    just sayin

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  26. CodeXDecember 13, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    I'm for the bionic look,so totally the ponytail.
    The curls after a while were quite messy.Perfect for photoshoots,not for the concert if you ask me.
    The ponytail was fetiche,and strength,fierceness.
    She looked like an epic amazon.The first and the last warrior.

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  29. X-STaTIC PRO=CeSSDecember 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Both but if i had to choose i'd say CURLS!

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  30. slideDecember 13, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    @Codex - YES!!! Bionic, fetish, warrior!!!

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  31. TonyDecember 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    lmao!

    I'm all for preference, but she looked like trash from arkansas with that cheap, fake ponytail.

    There was nothing iconic about it. The costumes she wore on the tour were iconic, not the hair.

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  32. LitoDecember 13, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Ponytail all the way.
    I love how tony said "its a fact" like saying that his opinion is the only one that matters. He makes me laugh.

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  33. JMapotherDecember 13, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Pony Tail 100% - Sometimes the Curls were 'OK' but the fact that they washed out during the show for obvious reasons just made it messy.

    I just think the Pony Tail works better with the whole first section and makes the Express Yourself corset look so much better. And it fits fine with the other sections of the concert as well.

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  34. TonyDecember 14, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    @Lito - I never state anything as a fact unless it is one.

    She LOOKED more attractive with the curls. That's a fact. Whether or not you liked the curls or ponytail better wasn't my factual statement.

    Glad I could make you laugh. :)

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  35. Call me RikuDecember 14, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    fact/fakt/Noun:
    1.A thing that is indisputably the case.
    2.Information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article.

    o·pin·ion/əˈpinyən/Noun:
    1.A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
    2.The beliefs or views of a large number or majority of people about a particular thing.

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  36. TonyDecember 14, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Yes, it is a fact that Madonna looked better with curls. The ponytail was harsh and people seem to think it was iconic, which I won't dispute, but nobody has said she looked prettier with the tail.

    Again, fact.

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  37. slideDecember 14, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    isn't there a Hide feature on this blog? ya know.. like the one we all use on Facebook when an annoying blabbermouth has diarrhea of the mouth 24-7!!!!!

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  38. TonyDecember 14, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Good idea, Slide, but then how would you ever get noticed?

    You are so fucking negative! Knock it the fuck off!!

    My God.

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  39. marilyns_moleDecember 15, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    Madonna looked pretty with the ponytail.

    Fact.

    Just sayin'.

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  40. TonyDecember 15, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Right. And Lady Gaga has large, dense breasts and a tiny nose.

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  41. marilyns_moleDecember 16, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    That is very true Tony. Good observation.

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  42. AlexDecember 17, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Ponytail!

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