Dua Lipa - Levitating (ft. The Blessed Madonna, Madonna & Missy Elliott)

[Lucille]

My friend worked on the video, can confirm Madonna footage was filmed and NOT USED, although she doesn’t know why.

 

[K.C.]

The Missy Elliot bit looks like it was made in a suburban garage.

 

[Zu]

And I wonder who's to blame for THAT

Oh shut up

I didn’t even drag my bloated carcass in until post 138! So upset right now. I’m telling Gino

 

[Zu]

so Madonna decided to ruin the best song on FN

No she didn’t! How dare you. SOMEONE ELSE decided to let her ruin it

Quite honestly I might jump ship in a customarily contrary manner and join TEAM M!

 

[joanne]

Madonna footage was filmed and NOT USED

the way i screamed at this.

could it have really been worse than the bathtub video?

 

[joanne]

The Missy Elliot bit looks like it was made in a suburban garage.

ageism, racism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia, and now we're veering towards classism.

 

[Sheena]

I'm down with that.

I've just purchased the £40 box set thing and I have the picture disc and the CD. I don't have the pink vinyl but I think @Sheena said it was horribly warped or something so I've avoided it..

I got my pink vinyl replaced and the second version was fine.

 

[Jark]

love that Madonna actually did send something and Dua's team didn't use it. presumably M's bathroom didn't fit the desired AESTHETIC

living for Dua getting her idol's vocals on the song and then pressing the DAMAGE CONTROL BUTTON in ADVANCE

 

[K.C.]

Oh please. As if this video is some kinda Kubrick masterpiece. Although, left to her own devices, 2020 Madonna is potentially catastrophic.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Kubrick did music videos?

 

[Eddie]

God love her. She certainly has the looks and a killer body to match but but why does Dua always look so awkward in her music videos?

 

[Eddie]

Although thankfully no bloating in sight!

I'm joking guys

 

[K.C.]

It's cuz she's not A List

 

[lolly]

Kubrick did music videos?

A few Jive Bunny ones, but after their imperial era so it's rarely spoken of.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

A few Jive Bunny ones, but after their imperial era so it's rarely spoken of.

A quick Wiki suggests the early Outhere Brothers videos and the alternative candlelight mix of Doop. Who knew?!

 

[Iguana]

Maybe they'll use the Madonna footage to promote the remaster of the remix album (due out in November)

 

[Iguana]

Maybe they'll use the Madonna footage to promote the remaster of the remix album (due out in November)

ft. Desree

 

[GNL]

My friend worked on the video, can confirm Madonna footage was filmed and NOT USED, although she doesn’t know why.

How could they leave perfectly good footage of Madonna hobbling out into the #covidair in a t-shirt reading 'blow up the White House' on the cutting room floor?

 

[GNL]

I bet she wrote #FuckGreaterAlbanianLives on her grills

 

[Halli]

so Madonna decided to ruin the best song on FN

Now we know JoJo is trolling

 

[Tisch]

I bet she wrote #FuckGreaterAlbanianLives on her grills

Thinking of what MARGE could have done to get cancelled from the video is making me wish I never started to think...

 

[Iguana]

Well we know her sole aim would have been to upstage Dua Lipa

 

[Tisch]

Well we know her sole aim would have been to upstage Dua Lipa

Imagining her getting JERKED off the stage via cape

 

[K.C.]

Which ROOM of the house do we think she recorded her bit?

My bet is on the SOLARIUM.

 

[Halli]

Which ROOM of the house do we think she recorded her bit?

My bet is on the SOLARIUM.

Gas chamber

 

[K.C.]

Biiiitch

 

[SystemAddict]

Perhaps there weren't enough shillings in the kitty to cover post-production work for Madame Mim's ambitious take on levitating.

 

[Halli]

No matter what she might have done, I am GUTTED Madge is not in the video.

 

[Peekaboo]

I agree - she makes the song for me and whilst I think she has destroyed her face beyond recognition, she still has about 200 times more presence than Dua Lipa will ever have on camera.

 

[Eddie]

I am constantly expecting Dua to have that moment where she suddenly blossoms and comes to life with each new music video she puts out or performance that she gives but...nothing.

As I said before, everything works on paper so I'm not sure what is lacking. Perhaps she's just super self conscious.

 

[Halli]

As I said before, everything works on paper so I'm not sure what is lacking. Perhaps she's just super self conscious.

I totally get this. She did it with all the stuff around Physical for ME, but I know what you mean

 

[Peekaboo]

Star quality. Some people have it, some people don't. She doesn't! (I still like her and her songs).

 

[funky]

I am HIGHLY AMUSED that Madonna was edited out of a video

you just know she would have done something HIGHBROW referencing some female warrior from 9th Century Mongolia or something. And Dua’s management sat scratching their heads trying to figure out how to intercut it with Dua prancing around on her Egyptian cotton in her Malibu apartment

 

[Eddie]

Star quality. Some people have it, some people don't. She doesn't! (I still like her and her songs).

Yeah, no X-FACTOR. That thing she does with her fingers in front of her eyes in the video just looks awks. Clearly she was aspiring to serve a look.

 

[COB]

Is that her boyfriend with her in the video? He looks absolutely fine if it is, I was expecting the Elephant Man or something from some of these comments

 

[Peekaboo]

You cut Madge out of your video AT YOUR OWN PERIL

 

[K.C.]

Is that the footage that they didn't use?

 

[Peekaboo]

I mean she's more iconic FANNING herself in that SHIT VIDEO than Dua LIpa will ever be!

 

[K.C.]

Tbh, the bathroom bit just looks like boring old CHORES.

The bedroom bit with the pole dancing is...not good.

I'm not sure why she thought people needed to see either.

 

[Iguana]

"This isn't even my verse" is giving me great bitch Madonna vibes