Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989)

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Who talked about it

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Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video): 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. unmapped (reused imagery): Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video) ⇒ Express Yourself (Madonna video) (the host's read). A host says Express Yourself reuses the chain and industrial ideas from Bop Till You Drop at a higher level.
    “this feels like he's reusing some of the Springfield stuff from that bop till you drop video, but like elevated... to a much, uh, more sophisticated level.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:10:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Metropolis: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (visual homage): Metropolis ⇒ Express Yourself (Madonna video) (the host's read). A host says Express Yourself is obviously modeled on Metropolis.
    “This one is obviously modeled on Metropolis, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:05 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Lady Gaga: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (ripped off): Express Yourself (Madonna video) ⇒ Lady Gaga (the host's read). A host says Lady Gaga ripped off Express Yourself.
    “Lady Gaga completely ripped it off, of course, from... She did, but that's okay.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:07:32 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Connected to

Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video): 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (reused imagery): Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video) → Express Yourself (Madonna video). A host says Express Yourself reuses the chain and industrial ideas from Bop Till You Drop at a higher level.
    “this feels like he's reusing some of the Springfield stuff from that bop till you drop video, but like elevated... to a much, uh, more sophisticated level.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:10:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Lady Gaga: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (ripped off): Express Yourself (Madonna video) → Lady Gaga. A host says Lady Gaga ripped off Express Yourself.
    “Lady Gaga completely ripped it off, of course, from... She did, but that's okay.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:07:32 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Metropolis: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (visual homage): Metropolis → Express Yourself (Madonna video). A host says Express Yourself is obviously modeled on Metropolis.
    “This one is obviously modeled on Metropolis, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:05 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Real Love (Jody Watley video): 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (awards rival): Real Love (Jody Watley video) → Express Yourself (Madonna video). Real Love lost the best-direction VMA to Express Yourself, also Fincher's.
    “because he lost to a video directed by, let me check my notes here. David Fincher.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:05:39 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Warren Beatty: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (turned down): Warren Beatty → Express Yourself (Madonna video). Madonna wanted Warren Beatty as one of the cog-turning slaves; he declined.
    “She wanted Warren Beatty to play one of the male slaves turning cogs in this movie and this, sorry, video.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:54 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

industry (1)

  1. industry (awards rival): Real Love (Jody Watley video) → Express Yourself (Madonna video). Real Love lost the best-direction VMA to Express Yourself, also Fincher's.
    “because he lost to a video directed by, let me check my notes here. David Fincher.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:05:39 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

  1. lineage (ripped off): Express Yourself (Madonna video) → Lady Gaga. A host says Lady Gaga ripped off Express Yourself.
    “Lady Gaga completely ripped it off, of course, from... She did, but that's okay.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:07:32 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (visual homage): Metropolis → Express Yourself (Madonna video). A host says Express Yourself is obviously modeled on Metropolis.
    “This one is obviously modeled on Metropolis, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:05 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (turned down): Warren Beatty → Express Yourself (Madonna video). Madonna wanted Warren Beatty as one of the cog-turning slaves; he declined.
    “She wanted Warren Beatty to play one of the male slaves turning cogs in this movie and this, sorry, video.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:54 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (reused imagery): Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video) → Express Yourself (Madonna video). A host says Express Yourself reuses the chain and industrial ideas from Bop Till You Drop at a higher level.
    “this feels like he's reusing some of the Springfield stuff from that bop till you drop video, but like elevated... to a much, uh, more sophisticated level.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:10:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Express Yourself (Madonna video): A host calls it the third most expensive music video ever made.
    “This is the 3rd most expensive music video ever made.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:34 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Express Yourself (Madonna video): Madonna wanted Warren Beatty to play a cog-turning slave in the video; he said no.
    “And he said, no, I had no interest.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:10:01 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.