She’s criminally underrated as a singer. Part of the reason is her lack of confidence in her vocal ability. According to many, she just liked to go out there and let it rip. She was more interested in the whole performance. She felt she was adequate enough. This, and other performances, proved she had far more vocal ability than she gave herself credit for. I love her voice. No one can imitate her. No one can cover her songs and make you feel them like she can. When she is vocally on, I think her voice is among the most pleasant in the industry. There are many singers others consider technically better than Madonna who could never ever come close to the vocal performance she gave here.

I adore Madonna’s tone her voice has so much character

That performance deserved a standing O from the audience. One of Madonna's best.

Vocally; this was definitely one of her top 5 performances ever. She’s not just a pop star here, she’s a singer. Visually ~~ well what can you say, she’s Madonna for a reason. 💕

Chris Ciccone (her brother) said in his autobiography that she was nervous during this performance because she was performing in front of her equals and wasn't that sure of their adoration like when she's performing in front of her fans.

I love that performance. She looked very elegant and her presentation was very flawless. My Queen 👑

i've never been so early. madonna's voice is so so nice to hear

By far her best performance. It was actually at the 1991 oscars not 1990! Michael Jackson was her date for the night

Madonna was on top of the world at this point in every respect. Even the Erotica years to follow were just pure art. And her confidence was just mind boggling! 🤩

This performance is of the main reasons why we adore Madonna. Stunning.

the remarkable thing about this performance was that it was 4 years before she had proper professional vocal training for Evita.

Madonna is underrated as a singer...she is such a diverse artist. They will give her the props she deserves one day.

You're melting? As a Madonna fan I'd thought you would be Burnin' Up

"Lament" live from the ReInvention World Tour!! Amazing!!

She killed this performance. Showed her true abilities on multiple levels. Her date that night was Michael Jackson- all the stars aligned 💯 awesome reaction 👏👏

I love Madonna so much

One of my favorite Madonna performances! She really delivered strong vocals and amazing stage presence

Yes, she was definitely nervous. There are a couple of moments at the beginning when you can see her hands shake and her look nervously into the camera. The fact that she absolutely nails this performance being nervous is a testament to how good she is as a performer. A few things about this performance… her date was Michael Jackson who was sitting in the front row, and who she blows a kiss to at the end. The press lost their minds at the King and Queen of Pop together at the Oscars. She was nervous for several reasons. Of course, she wanted to be accepted in Hollywood and hoped this performance of an Oscar nominated song (it later won that night) would help her be accepted by the Hollywood elite and studio bosses. There were also some tech issues which must have thrown her off as well. Apparently there was an issue with the microphone stand or the mic itself and just before she was lifted up stage, someone told her there was no microphone there, or that the microphone stand couldn’t be lifted onto the stage. So Madonna thought she’d be on the stage live in front of millions and she’d have no working mic. Luckily that didn’t happen… I guess at the last moment they solved the issue but that must have rattled her. At the very end of her singing, because she’s taking her fur stole on and off repeatedly in the performance, it loosened one of her very expensive earrings and in a close up you can see it just hanging in her hair. She actually takes the earring and throws it into the orchestra pit so that it doesn’t get lost or come off completely as she continues the performance strutting off stage. I wonder if the earring was ever located… I assume someone collected it for her because she wore real diamonds on loan and it must have cost a small fortune.

Love Madonna people can’t deny the impact she had and the creativity and business mind icon

I absolutely love this woman my favourite artist (she's amazing and still at the top of her game at 62) 🥰😘

You need to watch the full performance from the very beginning when she makes her entrance coming out up from the floor trap door and does her seductive choreography takes off one of her gloves and the ending with her losing her earring that fell onto her hair and then she tossed it into the audience and does more vamping choreography. And you can check out her Blond Ambition Tour performance of this song too.

More Madonna. Good choice Georgina. Maybe you should do a Madonna series - Her top performances charting her career and vocal progression? Or maybe performances of all her #1 singles?

I've never watched a Madonna live performance that's this good before... Vocally she was great, choreography on point.... Indeed, a very Fantastic Performance from the Legendary Madonna....

This live version was such a brilliant arrangement of the song. So well done with the dramatic choreography. This is sheer perfection

STANDING OVATION!!!! BRAVO to Madonna's brilliant performance!!!!

This is the night Madonna was cemented into superstardom.

Madonna said she was extremely nervous to perform at the Oscars and she slayed like always!! Just her and a mic stand yet makes you keep your eyes on her the entire time 💗 💫 Thank you for the reaction

I've always loved this performance, and this was early nineties when she wasn't even aware of her entire range and wasn't necessarily able to utilize every part of it (she learned a lot about her range and singing technique in general when training for Evita later in the 90s). I think this performance is much better than You Must Love Me (as beautiful as that was) which was after she had had her lessons already. There's something more authentic in this. Her hand shook because of nerves, she admitted it later. It was her first live Oscar performance and it was the biggest live television audience she had ever performed for, and we all know how she is a perfectionist. But I don't mind the couple tiny "mistakes," her authenticity in this performance overrides them, and there's a kind of freedom in this that I really enjoyed. The entire I'm Breathless album that was inspired by the film Dick Tracy is excellent, although very underrated in her back catalogue. On that album she really tapped into a different type of musical genre and showed she can sing more than just pop music which she is very known for. I think people should listen to that album because it really showcases her vocal ability. She very much stepped into character (Breathless Mahoney) and interpreted every song on the album and did a brilliant job with it.

The coach facial expression is everything 🤣

My favourite song of hers is Rain. Don't know If you've ever seen the performance of that song from The Girlie Show Tour. Love the harmonies with her and her backing singers Donna and Nikki ❤️

I still can’t believe her Oscar performances are not available on her KZfaq channel, you can perfectly see what Madonna is/was capable to do vocally at her prime. Anyway great performance 👏

Superb performer, and her singing is good here too. Wonderful!

MIND BLOWING!

Out-standing vocal performance. One of my favourites of all time. This is one of those performances that totally highlighted and proved M's great ability as a singer. Her voice was full, resonant and dynamic. She had good changes between registers, nice chest voice and not to mention, great interpretative skills. As an extra, she was also offering some good choreo while SINGING LIVE. She always sings live. Queen 😍💙👑. P.s I hope this is just the first of a long series of reactions about Madonna. I suggest "Fever" live at Arsenio, "Lament" from the Re-Invention Tour, "Little Star" at Oprah Show, "Bad Girl" live at SNL, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" live at S&S Tour, "Like a Virgin" at the Confessions Tour, "Dress You Up" at Virgin Tour, X-Static Process live MTV and many more.

Truly the performance of her life, Madonna is Evita!! That song is from the scene where she's rapidly dying and her body is preparing for death, and all she wants is validation of her husband's love before she leaves this earth, hence "You must love me." So much genuine emotion from Maddy, I got goosebumps in those few minutes of song, she deserves some much more credit than she actually gets. Arguably not the best technical singer, but definitely a songstress who emotes and connects with her audience, and that's why we love and adore and admire her for never giving up. Bravo!! (Standing ovation and endless applause)❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Was funny hearing you talk about how warm it is at the start cos i am freezing sitting in bed with the heater and about 4 layers on! Loved the sound of her transition from her chest voice that you pointed out, great break down as always!

Madonna can sing when she wants too. Her focus was more on lyrics/productions and pushing the limits.

EVERY SONG EVERY CLIP IS DIFFERENT....QUEEN OF POP

Loved this performance, love the song, love the album it’s from. Madonna is so much more talented than she’s given credit for. ❤️ Madonna

I admit, the is the best I ever heard her sing.

Amazing Performer~ underrated singer! She nailed this!

I haven't been one of Madonna's fan's since 1983 for no reason, Madonna is our living Marilyn Munroe, for sure!!

This is one of my favorite Madonna performances ever. I loved her voice before Evita.

I’m obsessed with this performance and I love that you did a video about it 😻

Here SHE'S wonderful

Great reaction! I got very excited when I saw you posted it. Madonna looks and sounds amazing here. Plus what a master class in stage presence. No dancers, no backing singers. Just Madonna on stage by herself and completely owning it.

I’ve been waiting for this one. My favourite performance of hers ever. Her million dollar earring fell out at the end and she casually tossed it in to the music pit, legends only

Love this era of her!

She did have vocal lessons for this album based on some of the people who wrote some of the songs on the soundtrack for Dick Tracy.

This performance will be remembered for ever! The best one!

Love ur reactions to the queen of pop

This is one of two of my favourite live performances of Madge. The other being Dress You Up from the virgin tour. I’m glad you’ll be going back and listening to I’m Breathless. My favourite track from that album is Something To Remember so I hope you review that one time. For me, it’s her emotive song ❤️

This performance is the perfect visual & sonic execution. It just highlighted a version of Madonna that not many knew existed. And the fact that it was performed in front of her peers, even better!! Love! love! love!

This performance goes far beyond what Christina did in Burlesque. This is Madonna at the pinnacle of her career. It does not get any closer to perfect than this.

I've always wanted to see a reaction of this performance from a profesional vocal coach. Now I have yours, I can reafirm this was one of the best live vocals performed by Madonna. As a huge fan and the president of the biggest Madonna fan club Mexico, I really thank you for this reaction. I'm gonna be sharing this on my social media. Once again, thanks. I just subscribed!!!! Greetings from Mexico City!

Watching this in the shade trying to avoid melting

Love this performance. My favorite is Dress You Up at the virgin tour 💕💕💕

This is my all time fave Madonna performance. Oscar winning performance. & she showed up to this gig, hand in hand with Michael Jackson no less.

She said in an interview with Kurt Loder that she was very nervous. And also said when she was coming up from the stage a tech guy was yelling that the mic stand wasn’t rising as planned. So she was nervous. Her back was to us on intro cause the mic stand was too short , she was making it longer. She was incredible here.

Awwwwww Georgina ❤❤❤❤❤ I can not stop watching your reaction to the Queen. Your happiness on your face. You definitely love the Queen Madonna❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Absolutely AMAZING performance by Madonna.

I’ve never been so early!! Loved the video and your reactions. You should definitely continue making constant Madonna reactions, she has so much to see :))

It's interesting how in Christopher Ciccone's book, page 7 it says her hands were trembling during the performance because it wasn't in front of her fans. Funny, she hid it pretty well!

Without a doubt madonna is one of the best singers and performers of all time

How have I never seen this before. I miss this Madonna. X

I've heard jazz singers killing this song. But hey, her voice is so recognizable, so unique. Not the best trained singer, but she's shown here that she can give a more than good performance. Also being the actress she is at heart, you just can't help but watch this in awe. Sondheim wrote this brilliant song. He was a genius. This whole album is a masterpiece to me.

Finally! Appreciation for Madonna's vocals. It hurts me to my core how much hate she gets. I've seen more hate against Madonna than I have against Hitler. It makes me cry. This woman changed my life. She is literally the standing icon. Literally the last one. Please appreciate Madonna while she's still here. Also, I heard your Podcast with, "Inside The Groove", Georgina! I loved it! God Bless You! Always! 💖💫🙏🏻

I also loved Madonna in this performance 😍

This and Evita Madonna are two of my fave “Madonnas.” I really think she does a great ballad. ♥️

the best Epic performance!!!! Well Done !!!!!!!! LOVED IT

She is simply the best.

Awesome video!!! I’ve been waiting for this reaction for quite some time! Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️❤️❤️

Madonnas voice was epic

This performance never get old!! I love it so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!! 💜💜

Loved that you liked it, this performance is really amazing.

Woow! Amazing performance. Thanks Georgina. 🌹

Love your reactions. You are amazing!

AWESOME review! Thank you

Omg you reacted to the one I requested !! Love u queen !

Incredible performance!

Amazing reaction!

Was waiting for a reaction to this performance, so excited to see it! One of my favorite performances from my favorite artist. Glad you enjoyed it!❤️

ICONIC performance!

Great performance From Madonna! Wow! Wow! Wow!

This was the night of her life, in many ways. ❤️

This is my favorite vocal performance of her!

Thank you for this reaction video - definitely one of Madonna's best live TV performances! Have you reacted to her singing Ray of Light live on Oprah? That is also amazing!

My all time favorite Madonna performance. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for a great reaction💙 This is one of my all time favorite performances from Madonna. She looks beautiful here as well

Such a great performance.

Love you!! Great Madonna reaction!! Thx

🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💜👑💜👑💜 thanks for this reaction. Yes, definitely one of my favorite Madonna performances

She sounds great!!! 👏

My god she was and still is mesmerising! Been a fan from the start, nothings changed 🖤🖤🖤

so happy you liked it! and keep doing your thing Georgina! you are delightful and fun to watch! all the best!

I’m so pleased to see this review and also to hear the positive comments about her performance (which I love). Brilliant review!

i do enjoy your reactions!

A great reaction to a perfect performance. Long live the Queen❤

The one and only Queen of Pop

She’s amazing!