The anticipation is killing everyone. You know its killing Tanya. It is, Like a Prayer. This whole thing is like a prayer. Oh our Lady or Perpetual Sorrows - where are you:
They run a commerical that says that downloading digital music is better for the environment (?) This is new, no, for the music business ?
4:59: EST: Everytime they cut to Rio or South Africa, and its some Brazilian or African act that I don't know, the music just gets that much more interesing.
5:01: Yousef Islam (formerly Cat Stevens, as everyone points out) is playing Hamburg, Germany!
5:02: EST: Akon in New Jersey: "How many Africans do I have in the house tonight?" The crowd is initially confused, and so he starts to explain, that "in the beginning there was Adam and Eve and they were born in Africa ... " but he is soon cut away from, because, of the controversial nature of his message? Because he starts to grind it out with a 14 year old girl? No, wait, its, yes, I think ... wait, yes ... can it be?
MADONNA IS NOW ON STAGE IN LONDON!
And she is singing her new song for the Earth:
""First you must love yourself, then you can love someone else, then if you can change someone else, then you have saved someone else, but if you can't love yourself, then love someone else.". Something like that. But I think the point is to first to love someone else. No, yourself. Loving yourself - means reducing your environmental footprint. And maybe shes right. I'm open.
No sit-ups or crunches yet.
"A lot of talk about conserving energy tonight. But I don't want you to conserve anything right now. I want to see you give it up. Come on Motherfuckers!" As Madonna exorts the crowd to jump. Somebody cut to Tanya. Please. Does she in fact feel like she just got born? Is she jumping?
5:11 EST: Madonna is playing guitar during Ray of Light. And as always, and as to be expected, her dancers are absolutley outstanding.
5:14 EST: She thanks Al Gore for "starting an avalanche of awareness, because we are running out of time.". She then demands a - "Revolution. Amen.". Before breaking into some Gypsy number. Its Spanish Lullaby. Sings in Spanish. Correction: singing the chorus in Spanish. If she doesn't sing 'Like a prayer', I am going to be thoroughly disappointed.
521:EST: Flawless transition into that 'time goes by, so slowly, so slowly' song. "I'm tired of waiting on you". "I'm hanging up on you.". "I can't keep on waiting on you. I know you're still hesitating. You're gonna wake up one day, but it will be too late.". This is it! This the song, this is the fucking song! "I don't know what to do?" "Every little thing that you say and do".
Every little thing - thats it!
"Great Britain! This is your last chance to show that you care about the planet! Let me hear you people in the back - So Slowly!' And I am reminded of that oft-use metaphor of global warming about putting a frog in a pot of boiling water it will jump out. Put in the pot and THEN boil it, and the frog will just stay there die. This is the message. While time ticks by so slowly the water is boiling - frog. Jump! No wait, you're just a frog, its up to us.
5:28:EST: And then she is gone. Four songs and the world is changed.
That was incredible! says Tanya. Tracy Belshor (?) asks - how much do we love Madonna?! "That is what you call leaving a performance on the floor.". They talk about her clothes. They talk about how long ago she was born. They talk about how female empowerment. How fit she is, how great she looks. Sheamus O'Riordan (?) comes out and admits that he has 'never danced in heels'. They interview a man outside the Queen Street studios who says that Madonna 'transcends time'. Another guys says that she was 'alright'.
"Stay fabulous and stay Green!", says Tracy.
5:37:EST: And cut to Rio to Pharrell who demands that 'all the girls come to the fucking front". And on it goes. And I need a break. This live blogging shit is hard work. And during all this time - what have my carbon emissions been? How much carbon have I emitted to bring you this? People? Are you out there?
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