My Mum is 50(ish) and the thought of her dancing around in a leotard and dancing provocatively with men half her age just makes my skin crawl, and makes me want to crawl and hide under the nearest rock I can find. Of course my Mum isn't a world wide superstar who has had a career that spans decades, and has the ability to change with the times like no one else. Madonna has though. I don't think there is anyone in the world who doesn't know who Madonna is. Who couldn't name you at least one of her songs, and tell you just what a sex vixen she used to be? She isn't just a popstar, she is an idol, in every sense of the word. She has embraced generations and managed to appeal to so many different people, of different ages and backgrounds. She has done wonderful things.
She recently celebrated her 48th birthday, I believe she was doing a concert and fans started singing Happy Birthday. Nice of them. I have to admit I am not Madonna fan. I can appreciate her music, I can realise that she is a very talented lady, but I am not a fan. I don't think it is her singing ability and star talent that has made her an idol, I think it is more to do with her manipulation of the media, and her ability to concentrate on the right publicity, and realising that sex sells. All these things have made her the icon she is today. If she was to survive on her singing ability alone I do wonder just how far she would have got. She is the total package though, and no one can knock her for that, and they shouldn't.
A friend of mine said they had seen her in concert. I imagine that it must be the ultimate to see Madonna in concert. Even if like me, you are a hardcore fan you must be able to walk away from an experience like that and be amazed. That's something you can tell the Grandkids proudly, unlike my sad exploits, which include seeing Take That and The Backstreet Boys *hangs head in shame*. When I said this to my friend, they informed me they had been extremely unimpressed with her perfomance, and in their eyes she had, "lost it". She was selling the brand of Madonna, rather than the raw talent of her. I think someone of her status could pretty much get on stage and mumble a song, and fans would still wet themselves, just because they were seeing Madonna. I don't know how long that will last for her though.
Some people comment about growing old gracefully, and what people of a certain age, should and shouldn't do. Madonna is a prime example of a lady who is looking good for her age, but is she past the point where she should be dancing about in a leotard? Is she past the point of shocking people, and using her sex to drag in the crowds? I personally think, if you've got it, flaunt it. If people want to pay money to see you, then why shouldn't she do it? Maybe she isn't what she once was, but does that really matter? She is Madonna, she is something new every week. That's why she is so loved. I only hope she does end things whilst we still remember her as that foxy woman who could do whatever she wanted, and not some old woman who was trying to hold onto her youth. She is smart though. She will know when the time is right.