In the history of television, I don't think a studio audience has ever been this turnt. Even Oprah was beside herself haha. You can feel the energy in that room. A testament to M's singular talent for performance.
nah man this"best of crap" blows- this is her spiritual album- all the other albums had to happen for this too happen, Rebel heart, Madame X, amazing, so are other albums, ive always loved her current work and i dont compare....its as cohesive as "like a prayer", "Bedtime stories", each are gems, not to discount your opinion though bro
I remember when this aired. I was getting ready to leave for work at a restaurant.. I was so overwhelmed and thrilled by this performance I actually called work and lied and said my alternator died and I couldn't come in. lol. I was too worked up to wait tables.
the way she walks out like she's a regular person, smiling gracefully, not under or overdressed, and the laugh almost at the end these were the best bits
All these years later, I remember coming home from work that day, dropping my stuff off, and turning on the TV right at the moment Oprah introduced her.....and 6 minutes later still standing there spellbound thinking to myself that I just witnessed something "not of this world".....and perhaps a historic moment in television history.....Wow. There will never be anyone like her- simply amazing performance.
I imagine this song as the anthem during the Big Bang when an explosion of billions rays of lights created whirling galaxies of stars hurtling into space, filling the universe, giving birth to our sun, the earth and life.
Mauro Hustmascher don't be silly. confessions is a great work but kylie minogue and others were doing that same sound and thematic for years. ray of light is madonna's most innovative and creative work ever
@@mauroizolirani8107 WHAT?! No way! You must be young. Blonde Ambition Tour was the peak of her career, she had achieved a level of mega-fame that was close to untouchable. People in crouds would stand outside of the hotels she stayed at and chant her name. Girls and women straight up dressed like her, you could go to any mall or any club and see straight up Madonna clones. It was nuts. That kind of fame and influence had never come from a woman in music before, she kinda ruled the world for a little while, but she's pretty much managed to stay ontop throughout her whole career.
Ronald Washington HAHAHAHAHA so much hatred do you have with someone who is better known than you? Envy shows Rest garbage of person, because with that hatred and mediocrity that you have, it already shows that you are a madman obsessed with Madonna, since so much criticism, but you go to her videos Bye Bitch🥱
Can you imagine a modern Pop Singer today doing a live energentic performance like this solo without backup dancers on stage?! No! Madonna is truly one of the last great "Pop Stars" from the 80s left who can command a Stage Presence by herself...without backup dancers...like the newer Pop Stars do
I looked for years for a clip of this performance at this quality. This is Madonna’s best live vocal performance, bar none. Thank you for the remaster, Daniel!
@@lamorosioriginals8216 she is not the best vocalist but her voice tone is one of the most beautiful that exists. She still can sing 4 octave songs so she is quite above average.
@@naturalseduction8572 Why does everyone love Confessions so much? It's okay, but the best song was in the limited edition box set "Fighting Spirt," I think? That album, to me, is what American Life was to everyone else. ...Although American Life is one of my favorites, so it must be me. lol
@@nambypamby2147 Maybe because it's her only out and out dance record, from start to finish. I love Confessions, Get Together is one of her absolute best songs to me; but yes, I wouldn't refute you singling out American Life either cos it has one of her other absolute best songs ever too in the form of Nothing Fails.
@@fajarzakri4936 If you're into her older stuff, you should check out her album, "You Can Dance." (if you haven't already) It's kind of a greatest hits album, but it's all remixes and all of the tracks are connected, just like she did on the "Confessions" album (that's why I suggested it). Like I said, it's older, so the remixes are dated, but it's definitely worth checking out, if you like the old stuff.
La mejor Madonna, su álbum más logrado y que marcó el comienzo de la era electrónica a nivel masivo. Sin duda una fuente de inspiración para Cher y su álbum Believe
I will never forget how I felt when I saw this live performance back in 1998... you’re a Ray of Light to us Madonna! I adore you! I love you forever and thank you for everything, thank you for teaching me that with strong determination you can achieve everything in life and that love is the most important thing in life 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️🔥🔥🙌😍😘👑😘⭐️👑👑👑👑👑👑
As a gay man myself I used to be a huge fan but lately she has been turning me off. Not to be ageist but I think she is too old to be dressing like a hooker. I watched clips of her latest tour, a lot of lip-syncing, very little dancing, the outfits look horrible on her & she is grinding her dancers at age 65 🤮
Easily in her Top 3 live vocal performances of all time. The amount of euphoria and vocal bliss she exudes is second to none. When she sang “And I Feel...” WE ALL FELT with her because she took us there 💙
as a lover of pop spectacle, the "blond ambition" tour will always be my favorite Madonna era. but without dancers or theatrical costumery, this performance still manages to be her best; raw energy, wide-ranging vocals (this was the first time in her career Madonna fully understood the instrumental capabilities of her voice) combined with a deep connection to both herself and the audience. genius.
Her voice actually sounds so rich in this performance, and that growl too! I never knew that Madonna could sound like this What happened to her voice over the years?
She actually said in interviews that she went through lots of training vocally for Evita and this was after that and that could explain why her vocals in tip top shop shape not in only in the studio but also live during this era
Cyndi lauper is in her 60s and she sounds amazing, Madonna stopped learning and probably didn’t keep up training the voice, if you stop exercising it ain’t going to work.
I was in Berlin where Madonna performed during The Celebration Tour last year and the energy with this song was sooo amazing. It was truly a highlight of this concert.
i remember when i first heard this song, i was deeply mesmerised with the whole song's arrangement - it feels futuristic. love it still after 23 years!
This is the first madonna song i heard when i was like 10/11 year old and after i got into wantung to know more about and how i fell in love with madonna and i still love her to this day 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Ray Of Light (both era and song) are one of my personal favourites of Madonna. She's truly got everyone on their feet and totally fist pumping from start to finish! 2:04 - 2:08 Plus Oprah is having a blast! 😆🕺 This is my song to blast in the club if trance music made a comeback!
Wow, just pure awesomeness, you can feel her power, beautiful and strong💪 one of her best performances for sure. I never saw Oprah like that 😂, nice video to watch with all our current world situation, we all need a Ray of Light now. Happy Easter everyone 🐣
After Christmas 2021 this performance still has me spellbound. When u got it. U got it. And Madonna is a beautiful ⭐ star. I'm so glad I'm in my 40s. The music was the bees knees.
In the history of television, I don't think a studio audience has ever been this turnt. Even Oprah was beside herself haha. You can feel the energy in that room. A testament to M's singular talent for performance.
Also it looks like Oprah knows the lyrics, which is rare
❤️👍
They all got cars that day
@@wrongmirrorball a
@@wrongmirrorball extremely rare
her best performance ever ..Ray of Light is till today her very best work
nah man this"best of crap" blows- this is her spiritual album- all the other albums had to happen for this too happen, Rebel heart, Madame X, amazing, so are other albums, ive always loved her current work and i dont compare....its as cohesive as "like a prayer", "Bedtime stories", each are gems, not to discount your opinion though bro
Goliath sparrow Ray Of Light is HER BEST ALBUM. End of discussion
@@martinjss8 nope. sorry I dont agree
In my opinion Madame X is her best album sins confessions on the dance floor
#Erotica album is my fav!.
Omg so this is the origin of THAT Oprah gif 😭😭😭😭😭
スターボーイアートポップ around 2:06!
HAHAHA GOOD EYE
Now you know the reason 😁
LMAOOOOOOO
I SCREAMED when I saw it!
wow everyone in that room was FEELING IT
her hair in the ray of light era is iconic. And this performance prooves it.
Oh god the pre-raphalite look was SO gorgeous...I was never keen on the Geisha but appreciated it all the same.
Yesss my fav Madonna look. I miss it so much
90s so iconic era
probably her best vocal perfomance
Omg this is the best Madonna has ever looked!!!! I love the Ray of Light era so much!!!!
Never have I seen an Oprah crowd get more lit than a heavy metal concert
yeah this is probably the closest thing to a rock n roll performance on the Oprah show lol
This song was the high watermark of both Madonna's and Oprah's careers
the crowd was getting it lol
YES! It looked like such a fun performance and fun audience.
madonna had the soccer moms on chokehold during this era, such an icon, love her forever
The Evita project and vocal coaching led her to this point. Amazing, stunning, vocal performance - her best ever!
This live performance is so iconic, the best of her career. She has a lot of other amazing songs and albums, but Ray of light is beyond. Incredible!
2:06 It's so cute to see Oprah singing along! 😂😊
💯
This encapsulated 1998 so well. Such a gem. I've never seen Oprah or her audience so lit.
I remember when this aired. I was getting ready to leave for work at a restaurant.. I was so overwhelmed and thrilled by this performance I actually called work and lied and said my alternator died and I couldn't come in. lol. I was too worked up to wait tables.
the way she walks out like she's a regular person, smiling gracefully, not under or overdressed, and the laugh almost at the end
these were the best bits
All these years later, I remember coming home from work that day, dropping my stuff off, and turning on the TV right at the moment Oprah introduced her.....and 6 minutes later still standing there spellbound thinking to myself that I just witnessed something "not of this world".....and perhaps a historic moment in television history.....Wow. There will never be anyone like her- simply amazing performance.
I imagine this song as the anthem during the Big Bang when an explosion of billions rays of lights created whirling galaxies of stars hurtling into space, filling the universe, giving birth to our sun, the earth and life.
The peak of her artistic career, wonderful live show, i could feel the addrenaline rush!
Emanuel López her peak was confessions
One of MANY peaks for this Queen! ;)
Mauro Hustmascher don't be silly. confessions is a great work but kylie minogue and others were doing that same sound and thematic for years.
ray of light is madonna's most innovative and creative work ever
@@ZackFair89 like a prayer
@@mauroizolirani8107 WHAT?! No way! You must be young. Blonde Ambition Tour was the peak of her career, she had achieved a level of mega-fame that was close to untouchable. People in crouds would stand outside of the hotels she stayed at and chant her name. Girls and women straight up dressed like her, you could go to any mall or any club and see straight up Madonna clones. It was nuts. That kind of fame and influence had never come from a woman in music before, she kinda ruled the world for a little while, but she's pretty much managed to stay ontop throughout her whole career.
Iconic album. Truly one of the most important albums ever.
Ronald Washington HAHAHAHAHA so much hatred do you have with someone who is better known than you?
Envy shows
Rest garbage of person, because with that hatred and mediocrity that you have, it already shows that you are a madman obsessed with Madonna, since so much criticism, but you go to her videos
Bye Bitch🥱
I can feel the 2000s creeping up in this vid.
スターボーイアートポップ 1998 is the late 90s but ok.
@PenumbraTheWolf exactly. They just wannna correct somebody
@でッ Whoosh ✈️
Alright lady in green at 4:26 !! I’m Stan you too!! Bustin then moves!
YES SHE KICKING IT!!!
She was gettin it! 😂😂❤
Lmao, Oprah rocking out to Madonna is the funniest thing ever
genius live performance. she’s incredible. 🎤 drop
This song brings tears to my eyes it's so good
5:06-5:22 that part is insane😱
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was tripping on that bit lmao
5:34 this part is scary
Can you imagine a modern Pop Singer today doing a live energentic performance like this solo without backup dancers on stage?! No!
Madonna is truly one of the last great "Pop Stars" from the 80s left who can command a Stage Presence by herself...without backup dancers...like the newer Pop Stars do
Lady Gaga can! Although not as much as Madonna can, but once she sits and plays a piano, she can control the crowd
@@ladyhaha7548 also lady gaga is a much better live vocalist than madonna
Uhhh Janet… but Madonna did okay. Oprah brings out peoples best performances sometimes haa. Let’s not forget Janet tho
Beyoncé definitely can.
@@sass_king5576 gaga is a flop, dont even compare her to madonna
Imagine dropping your greatest album 15 years into your career
I looked for years for a clip of this performance at this quality. This is Madonna’s best live vocal performance, bar none. Thank you for the remaster, Daniel!
Sherwin Dane Haro
The live 8 performance wasn’t too shabby either Sherwin!
5:32
then you haven’t seen her oscar performance of sooner or later. ❌
@@aa-yw4hj she outsang Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion with that Bb5 belt lol
@Riley flopriah couldn't do this
Whoever says Madonna can't sing should watch this! Her voice is AMAZING!
but she can't sing lol
remy summers How about you try singing?
Sorry but she really can't sing, and she KNOWS she's average. She's an entertainer, not a vocalist
XD张景荣 I didn't say she sounds "bad", she's average
@@lamorosioriginals8216 she is not the best vocalist but her voice tone is one of the most beautiful that exists. She still can sing 4 octave songs so she is quite above average.
Her BEST performance. Just her being the love and the light. No backup dancer, simple production and lighting. Just Madonna being Madonna.
Absolutely speechless and this in my opinion is not a easy song to sing live
Iconic song that has is timeless 26 years later the late 90s were such good times
Let's be honest we here for that Oprah gif as well 🙌🏼 2:07
Ivan Martinez I can’t 😂
There it is!
Best live performance of hers. Her voice was at its peak then.
Evita training helped her range grow
True
❤️🔥
Drowned World and The Confessions Tours were amazing
Ray of Light was Madonna's best album by a mile.
Like a Prayer says hi
Definitely between Ray Of Light or Confessions On A Dance Floor.
@@naturalseduction8572 Why does everyone love Confessions so much? It's okay, but the best song was in the limited edition box set "Fighting Spirt," I think? That album, to me, is what American Life was to everyone else. ...Although American Life is one of my favorites, so it must be me. lol
@@nambypamby2147 Maybe because it's her only out and out dance record, from start to finish. I love Confessions, Get Together is one of her absolute best songs to me; but yes, I wouldn't refute you singling out American Life either cos it has one of her other absolute best songs ever too in the form of Nothing Fails.
@@fajarzakri4936 If you're into her older stuff, you should check out her album, "You Can Dance." (if you haven't already) It's kind of a greatest hits album, but it's all remixes and all of the tracks are connected, just like she did on the "Confessions" album (that's why I suggested it). Like I said, it's older, so the remixes are dated, but it's definitely worth checking out, if you like the old stuff.
Here she looks like she is in her 20s
Even Oprah is shakin it ha
One of her most iconic performances ever! Oh, to have been in that audience!
Nadie en castellano? Bueno seré yo. Grandiosa, fabulosa, la mejor interpretación, en mi humilde opinión, en vivo. Gracias Madonna.
En México la amamos y extrañamos
Aquí en español
Increíble Madonna , ojalá algún día la pueda ver en vivo.
Obvio que si XD
La mejor Madonna, su álbum más logrado y que marcó el comienzo de la era electrónica a nivel masivo. Sin duda una fuente de inspiración para Cher y su álbum Believe
World class music
Best ray of light ever
One of her most iconic performances ever! Oh, to have been in that audience!
They added some reverb and echo to her voice but it sounds amazing. And it wasn’t lip syncd. Sounds awesome.
I will never forget how I felt when I saw this live performance back in 1998... you’re a Ray of Light to us Madonna! I adore you! I love you forever and thank you for everything, thank you for teaching me that with strong determination you can achieve everything in life and that love is the most important thing in life 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️🔥🔥🙌😍😘👑😘⭐️👑👑👑👑👑👑
MAY GOD BLESS HER PERFORMANCE AS LONG...AS SHE REPS "GOD" OVER....ALL!!! #JESUSWILLRISEAGAIN
Even as a gay man, I am not a huge fan of madonna.... but this... is how to do it!! What an awesome performance!
As a gay man myself I used to be a huge fan but lately she has been turning me off. Not to be ageist but I think she is too old to be dressing like a hooker. I watched clips of her latest tour, a lot of lip-syncing, very little dancing, the outfits look horrible on her & she is grinding her dancers at age 65 🤮
She slayed that day!!
Easily in her Top 3 live vocal performances of all time. The amount of euphoria and vocal bliss she exudes is second to none. When she sang “And I Feel...” WE ALL FELT with her because she took us there 💙
Evita showed her to embrace her head voice through classical training and when she learned to become a true mezzo soprano.🤗
The energy at the end of the song was INSANE!! Absolutely love this performance, Madonna is truly a ray of light 🎶❤️
Best Madonna's performance ever ❤
as a lover of pop spectacle, the "blond ambition" tour will always be my favorite Madonna era. but without dancers or theatrical costumery, this performance still manages to be her best; raw energy, wide-ranging vocals (this was the first time in her career Madonna fully understood the instrumental capabilities of her voice) combined with a deep connection to both herself and the audience. genius.
Whoever was setting up the sound did the great job! Live singing sounds like studio version! Incredibly perfect live sound quality!
Her most difficult song to sing. But she did not fail! She gave all of herself!!!
EPIC! Timeless!!
Wow never thought Madonna sang this way. I got goosebumps 😳
That enlightening goddess entrance! 😍
💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
Her voice actually sounds so rich in this performance, and that growl too! I never knew that Madonna could sound like this
What happened to her voice over the years?
Lonely Vagabond Uh she’s 60 years old! Our voices age along with our bodies!
@@jamesanthonybutler367But often voice whit the age become more beautiful
She's getting older. It makes the part of the life.
She actually said in interviews that she went through lots of training vocally for Evita and this was after that and that could explain why her vocals in tip top shop shape not in only in the studio but also live during this era
Cyndi lauper is in her 60s and she sounds amazing, Madonna stopped learning and probably didn’t keep up training the voice, if you stop exercising it ain’t going to work.
Here she looks like she is in her 20s
Ronald Washington you need help
@Ronald Washington Seriously get yourself some help.
I wish I was there omg the energy was crazy!!!!
One of her best performances ❤
I've watched this so many times... Amazing performance!
The energy she exuded the audience felt it. The Queen 👑
Her best song!
The best era ever!!!
My God the Queen looks Gorgeous I remember I record this on my VHS now it’s gone 😔 but thank you uploading this video for us
I was in Berlin where Madonna performed during The Celebration Tour last year and the energy with this song was sooo amazing. It was truly a highlight of this concert.
magnificent -- she held that voice up like there was no tomorrow.
I love everything about this moment in time. Truly magnificent
To be in the audience for this performance 😭😭😭😭
Definitely a masterpiece
Amazing vocals!!!!! Her best live vocal ever!!!!!!
AMAZING!
The peak of her artistic career, wonderful live show, i could feel the addrenaline rush!
This and the Live 8 performance in 2005 are outstanding.
i remember when i first heard this song, i was deeply mesmerised with the whole song's arrangement - it feels futuristic. love it still after 23 years!
Amazing quality...
Amazing song...
Incredible artist
This is the first madonna song i heard when i was like 10/11 year old and after i got into wantung to know more about and how i fell in love with madonna and i still love her to this day 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Still my ALL TIME FAVOURITE Madonna performance! So raw and spiritual everyone in that room was FEELING IT Oprah was gone!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️
even she look amazed be her self 😂
this is a really hard piece to sing! Very, very good
No Americans can resist singing along to this song.
What a performance, what a song. 😎
Here she ate all of her prior live performances and the future ones
Oh the 90s was some decade with Hope and optimism world look so simple what era it was
Amazing vocals, performace, everything. She’s a ray of light herself, the energy and the high vibes that she comunicates are unbelievable. Love her ♥️
wish i had her energy!
This song defines my pre-9/11 life. Just the vibe of the late 90s and very early 2000s
This is when I became obsessed with Madonna and that even became larger after the American Life album
Ray of light and American life literally inspired me into spirituality so thanks Madonna for my career path 🤣
I remember this was amazing gave me goosebumps! Love her look here as well!
I'm here cos of covid times, this songs gives me hope! thank you Daniel!
Ray Of Light (both era and song) are one of my personal favourites of Madonna. She's truly got everyone on their feet and totally fist pumping from start to finish!
2:04 - 2:08 Plus Oprah is having a blast! 😆🕺
This is my song to blast in the club if trance music made a comeback!
Fantastic song/beat,oh and she is very pretty.
She’s so raw and vocally outstanding, i can’t😭😭 Why she ain’t doing these crazy tv appearances anymore...
She is such a captivating singer.
Madonna's best album in my opinion, got it when it came out and still play it regularly
Pop Goddess doing her job
Queen of Pop Madonna
Wow, just pure awesomeness, you can feel her power, beautiful and strong💪 one of her best performances for sure. I never saw Oprah like that 😂, nice video to watch with all our current world situation, we all need a Ray of Light now. Happy Easter everyone 🐣
Una de sus mejores presentaciones y una de sus mejores canciones.
The queen of pop 😍🌟👑
I brought this album, it had some SAVAGE songs, this is honestly the most up beat.
“Nothing really matters” and “frozen” are my fave songs off the album
After Christmas 2021 this performance still has me spellbound. When u got it. U got it. And Madonna is a beautiful ⭐ star. I'm so glad I'm in my 40s. The music was the bees knees.