For a while this show was on MTV. It was taken from a live show in Detroit in the spring of 1985. I wish it was available on legitimate DVD. I’d pick it up. I must have seen it several times during its run on MTV. It means more to me today than it did then because I know where Madonna ends up, how she changes.
This was Madonna unspoiled and just making great music without the burden of reputation or living up to the expectations of being an icon. I’ve said it before, but this is the Madonna that I miss. You can see the roots of who she becomes but there is still a large portion of fun here that hasn’t yet been buried under the pursuit of perfection of the delivery of an important social political message.
Another thing that comes to mind that I am a total loss to explain is why when I saw Madonna as she appeared in this image, it reminded me of Lisa. I guess there might be a little resemblance. I honestly can’t tell you why, it just made me think of her.
I wonder if Madonna feels like I do when she sees this. Does she cringe at her unpolished perfermance? Does she wonder how things got to be the way they are? Does she long for the simpler times when she didn’t have to be the Queen of Pop? If the lack of a DVD version of this tour is any indicator, I’d think that she’d rather we didn’t see this.
The Virgin Tour Live