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Originally posted by UAE
So you're saying she isn't an Icon and she pave anything for anyone.
Then tell me why many singers normally are inspired by her looks and personality and music ???
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What you don't seem to be aware of is that marilyn monroe herself almost got into trouble with mae west (who in fact almost sued her for identity theft) her whole look was based on mae west and other iconic film stars. but specifically mae west. That said, almost all actresses had the blond curly hair even years before marilyn did. I don't understand why people always go back to Marilyn, as if she created that "blonde iconic look".
She did not. Its as ridiculous as saying Madonna created it. However they both made it their own I guess. but the difference is that Madonna is the first POP STAR who used the iconic FILM STAR look for her work as a MUSIC artist. she used that not to do what marilyn and others did, she uses it to spread her own message, to do her own thing. and while doing that she ALWAYS spoke of marilyn and several other film icons. She has never denied being inspired by them. hence the song lyrics in vogue:
Beauty's where you find it [go with the flow]
Greta Garbo, and Monroe
Dietrich and DiMaggio
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean
On the cover of a magazine
Grace Kelly; Harlow, Jean
Picture of a beauty queen
Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers, dance on air
They had style, they had grace
Rita Hayworth gave good face
Lauren, Katherine, Lana too
Bette Davis, we love you
Opposed to Lady gaga who thanks whitney houston out of nowhere (she may have inspired her for some songs of born this way, I wont deny that, but at THAT time during the grammys, after she sung born this way in a madonna inspired look.. that felt like quite a bit of a slap in the face)
I'm not speaking against lady gaga, I just hope Im speaking some common sense here to people.
and very obviously if you listened to the way MIA speaks of Madonna, she talked about the whole pop star thing, not literally that every Madonna look or whatever is 100% original, she just means what some others here have nicely explained, that basically (just to keep it short here) she paved the way for all the keshas, gagas, britneys, katys, etc..
Ladies with an attitude
Fella's that were in the mood