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Madonna cannibalizes herself in a misguided attempt to appeal to today's youth. Who is she becoming? The crazed Joan Crawford of "Torch Song"? The pathetic Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane"? Charo?
  • Welcome back, Camille!

    Dang! I wish you'd exercise your brilliantly analytical brain on a further excursion into disco (I couldn't agree with you more about its significance, and your appreciation of Georgio Moroder and Donna Summer), rather than wasting it on a second rate phenomenon like Madonna.

    Outside of a studio, she can't sing. Simple as that. Brilliant marketer. So, are we praising capitalism and MTV quick-cuts as art?

    Tightly-controlled lip-synched "concerts?" Who is she fooling?

    I'm glad she has the kids, and the decade-younger husband. But seriously: it's like watching the female Michael Jackson in slow motion, detonating a career that was based on far less talent than Jackson's to begin with.

    Love to hear more from you on disco in general, and Michael Jackson too (his career; not the legal stuff).

    Welcome back!