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May 22Liked by Justin Myers

I loved and still love this song so much and you have also perfectly captured the

90s/early ‘00s shared house MTV telly. My friends and I would randomly play MTV fortune telling - “the next song is your summer/year/entire life”. I’m still haunted by the time we did it and decreed this time it really was serious and my entire life was predicted by ZZ Top doing Viva Las Vegas.

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Hahaha that game sounds familiar!

Is Viva Las Vegas such a bad life plan? Knee-length beards aside, obviously

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Loved this one! I genuinely think about the outfit she wears here so often. That low camera angle that would ruin anybody else makes her look SO powerful. I was a music video obsessive, this was important to me. When are you don't Don't Tell Me ? X

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Thank you! It’s like the ULTIMATE accidental front-facing camera snap but she shows no fear. She’s like a giantess.

I will probably have to go back and do quite an old one before I come back and do Don’t Tell Me, because obviously it is an extremely recent hit! 🫠 but I will definitely do it!

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May 22Liked by Justin Myers

Looking forward to this it’s one of my favourites of the newer (pre 92? Not sure where we mark this) songs

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I feel like Ray of Light onward is ‘new’. (Yes, 26 years ago. But still.)

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Love this trip back to 1999!

I feel younger and more agile today already! 👏👏🥰

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Thank you! My knee twinged in sympathy watching Madonna effortlessly squat, like, 20 times in a minute.

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May 22Liked by Justin Myers

Oh my god same.

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And those arms! 😂

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the perfect perfect post,

yours truly, a fellow austin powers / madonna venn diagram appreciator

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Thank you! Madonna is so often accused (rightly) of taking herself too seriously so I love seeing her really embrace the ridiculousness here. And perhaps it is her best song for a soundtrack after 'Live To Tell'? Not sure. But a banger all the same.

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I mean, I'm a Die Another Day apologist through and through but putting that to one side, I think you're actually right. I just love nice top/capri pants 90s casual Madonna era! Such a gorgeous breezy time!

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