Madonna and Beyonce have grown closer since Chime for Change, and Jonas Akerlund has directed the video. There are visual references to Justify My Love and the MDNA Tour and other work. The video kicks ass.
In the artistic footage for her new song, Haunted, from her fifth album aptly called Beyonce, the 32-year-old singer pays homage to the original Material Girl in more ways than one.
With a her hair styled in severe blonde finger waves and wearing a man's tuxedo suit, the Grammy Award winner is reminiscent of Madonna in her highly-sexual Erotica video from 1992.
With blood red lips and dark eyes, Jay Z's wife struts along with a powerful expression similar to that of Madonna's raunchy alter-ego, Mistress Dita.
The theme of Haunted, however, is more similar to another video creation by the pop icon, Justify My Love.
Just like Madonna in that 1990 hit, Beyonce prowls through different rooms of a mysterious mansion as strange characters fall at her feet.
Yeah, I got those vibes when I watched the video. Especially when she says "Slap me! I'm pinned to the doorway. Kiss, bite, foreplay". Even the speaking voice sounds like it. I love it so much.
As I was watching that, I was thinking it would have been sooooooooooooo hot to have a Madge cameo in one of the rooms. Great referencing without getting too lost in the reference. I thought of Grace too on some bits.
It's about time Bey tapped into that side of her artistry.
I was sick of her only being inspired in the performance aspect of legends and not visually.
