good evening elvis presley died today he was 42. pop parallels elvis madonna death of an icon birth
of another a docu-original two one-named icons both young both sexual both redefined fame for
their respective generations with their fair share of controversy with their many accomplishments
in their prime they were unstoppable these two are tied by an inextricable link that seems to
have been decided by the pop culture fates let's explore on august 16th 1958 madonna was born
at 19 she was already in new york plotting her fame as elvis presley shocked the world
with his untimely passing in 1977 the death of an icon and the birth of another
elvis even covered the beatles song lady madonna madonna walked out to her first david
letterman appearance with sandra bernhard in 1988 to the same song beyond fitting
although incredibly important dates for both madonna's birthday in recent decades has always
overshadowed the late singer's death anniversary and for good reasons she's quite simply the most
photographed and talked about woman of the 20th century and her legacy has carried on
as she continued to outlive elvis at 62 she is still regarded as the queen to elvis king
as he passed away his legacy was solidified and immortalized as one of the many intangible
icons of pop culture who seems to have died from humanity madonna on the other hand gratefully has
yet to succumb to the ills of mortality and has had quite a legacy as a pop culture icon in her
own right by being absurdly mortal as well as untouchable and indelible as a soothsayer for
both musical and fashion trends with iconic outfits feel good music and memorable moves
both entertainers arguably have the definitive outfits that are most cited and referenced for
live performances the white elvis jumpsuit and the madonna gautier cone bras from brittany
to beyonce the influence of these two icons is undeniable and how they've changed the way pop
stars look when they hit the stage in fact bruno mars got his start as a young elvis impersonator
this is the next installment of my pop parallels docu-series where i compare two iconic figures
with similar standings in pop culture just like pop culture iconography fame is something that
must be reduplicated over and over again there are always those chosen to elevate how far the
spread of one's pop culture influence can be and this is what these two represent the elected
officials of overexposure two people propositioned to serve the public
everything right and wrong while displaying a level of defiance to a conservative society
that both consumed and reprimanded them for the liberatingly sexual personas
a sway of the hips camera angles and shots that seemed to center on tempting areas of the body
these two reminded the general public and the media just how repressed they really were the 50s
were almost as conservative as the 80s and in many ways they seemed to be parallel decades
as the 80s made a return to its more conservative values as a direct response to the aids pandemic
of which madonna spoke very passionately openly and fondly of because it impacted her friends on
a personal level makes all the difference you know he's thanking me for being here but i have to say
thank you to him because he's the man responsible for encouraging me to go after my dreams to go
to new york to i don't know i he taught me i went to my first dance class with him he's a great guy
whether you like her or not madonna is an icon alongside elvis and marilyn monroe because i'm a
pop icon or whatever you want to call me it's which means that i'm popular which means that my
ids can't be controversial they have to be popular and um i sort of broke that rule you know it was
often said of course of elvis and marilyn monroe wasn't it that they started out quite radically
quite on the the extreme of of american society right but society sucked them back in and made
them conform well i think they tried to make them conform i don't think elvis presley was
ever um able to live up to what people wanted him to be and i think neither was marilyn monroe and
that was their downfall because i think that they didn't have the survival skills to sort of stick
to their guns and say this is who i am this is who i want to be and screw what everybody thinks
well yeah i think i do elvis on the other hand was a part of a decade of a non-existent conversation
about sex he was seen as a sexual threat to young curious eyes because he refused
to not let his natural instincts enrapture fans of his performance ability got people talking about
something that was treated as unnatural whereas madonna got people talking about it during a
scarier more ominous time where repressing the conversation of sex only helped the dangers
of this new and non-discriminatory virus spread by lack of knowledge you know aids is a
powerful and mysterious disease that continues to elude us but we are more powerful
because we can stop it from spreading any further by educating ourselves and finding out the facts
even their personal sense of sexuality is very much the same
with the strong proclivity towards much younger partner
madonna kissed underage boys backstage at the virgin tour in 85 and allegedly drove around
new york in a limo to pick up young teenage boys to sleep with elvis scott with priscilla when
she was just 14. one was like a virgin and the other had a specific fetish for virgins
just grab hold on anyway
however their similarities don't start and end at sex stage presence that is what these two possess
more than almost any of their respective peers during their times as groundbreaking young artists
these two can dance with two unique passionate and empathically informed voices that care
more for soul than strict technique they're simply two of the greatest singers of all time
talent aside sex is still at the forefront that's in very fancy footwork that has changed
the way we danced forever it's a next thing out with the old and with the new
enter the age of madonna even with his legacy being an indisputable mark on pop culture
the birth of our virgin lady madonna has continually overshadowed his death day
for a reason in the age of the music video and onward madonna is still the queen however even
fellow royalty will take time to honor a king if you enjoyed this leave a like and comment
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