Madonna told O'Brien there's another subject she does take very seriously, and that's the war in Iraq. 'My point of view is that this war is not founded in anything truthful. (But) we're in it so deep. How do we pull out now? How do we go backwards and right the wrongs? And, you know - I think it's gonna get worse before it gets better.' 'I voted for Kerry, and I think everybody assumed that. And I'm sad that he lost, but I'm not paralyzed by it. In a way, it's a blessing in disguise. We need to come together, to unite. It's a call to action.' Madonna says she's philosophical about Iraq and President Bush - something she relates to life in general in her latest children's book, 'The Adventures of Abdi.' She notes, 'This is my way of trying to effect change in the world, by giving children some kind of tools to deal with adversity in their life in a peaceful way, and they grow up one day and become adults and, hopefully, they've held onto those tools.' O'Brien says Madonna is 'a very smart woman, and more of a mother now than an entertainer. These children's books, she loves writing them.'
RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Are you disappointed -- are you distressed by what you now see as the deep polarization within the United States?
MADONNA, SINGER: On the one hand, I'm distressed, because I don't like the idea of polarization. But on the other hand, I think that's what's happening in the rest of the world. I think we are all polarized. I mean, I think people are becoming either incredibly more superficial and greedy, or there's an equal amount of people who are also searching and trying to find a way to reconcile all of the differences in the world and bring people together.
QUEST: If you could effect one change, just one, what would it be?
MADONNA: To get George Bush to study Kabbalah. Yes, it would be amazing!
QUEST: Maybe Tony Blair could join him.
MADONNA: That's a very good idea.
QUEST: A final thought. If your daughter decided to prance out on the stage in her underwear, singing and (UNINTELLIGIBLE), would you approve?
MADONNA: If she was an adult, there's, you know, not a lot I could do about it. She would be free to make that choice.
QUEST: Would you approve? If she behaved like you -- if she mirrored your life to some extent, as a mother, who has now essentially found a spiritual way of life, would you approve?
>>969 マドンナの1985年のヒット曲「Into The Groove」をベースに、 アルバム「American Life」収録の「Hollywood」の歌詞と、 コーラス部分に新しい歌詞を加え、RapにMissyが参加した、 GAPのキャンペーン用に作った曲。 GAPの非売品CDに、CM Version↓が収録されています。 Madonna & Missy - Into The Hollywood Groove 1:14 そのExtended Remixが、ミニアルバム「Remixed & Revisited」↓に収録されています。 ttp://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=1914999 6. Into The Hollywood Groove (The Passengerz Mix) - feat. Missy Elliott 3:45
オリジナルの「Into The Groove」は、 ミニアルバム「CLUB MIX EP - Angel/Into The Groove」に収録されていましたが、 多分現在は廃盤。UK盤シングル↓はまだ手に入ると思います。 ttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000071SJ Remix Versionが、「Immaculate Collection」に収録されています。
>>972 自分もいままで知らなかったけど、 Band Aid = Live Aidで、どちらもボブ・ゲルドフが提唱して 始まったプロジェクトで、イギリスが本拠地みたい。 Band Aid 20のシングルは、アメリカでは契約が取れなくて、 発売が見送りになった様だし... でも、Live Aid 1985のDVDの発売元はWarnerだから、 今回のマドンナの献辞は、レーベルにもBand Aidにも貢献できたね。 Live Aid II は、来年の夏の予定らしいよ↓ ttp://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000000542