Madonna slams Vancouver fan for not knowing OYH lyrics
Madonna slams Vancouver fan for not knowing the words to ‘Open Your Heart’
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No wonder prices had to be slashed for her Vancouver gig -- Madonna wasn't exactly opening her heart to B.C. fans this weekend.
While performing at Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Saturday night, the 54-year-old singer reportedly took issue with what she considered the crowd's lack of enthusiasm.
During the show, Madonna called one fan onstage to sing her 1986 hit, "Open Your Heart." And though her stage guest had a T-shirt with the song's title written on it, the fan was reportedly struck dumb as the Queen of Pop held out the mike for her.
"You really don't know the song," Madonna said, according to CTV. "Shame on you!"
The songstress mercifully finished the song but then wouldn't let up afterwards.
"You're wearing the T-shirt that says 'Open Your Heart.' I hand you the mike and you don't sing," she said. "What the f---?"
But it turns out that poor Madge fan wasn't the only one getting lambasted by her idol. The singer also took issue with the rest of the crowd when they didn't meet her expectations upon hearing another one of her '80s chart toppers, "Holiday."
"You're not pleasing me!" she yelled. "Put some ass in it!"
Edit: Wait, not this being the opening line to the article: "No wonder prices had to be slashed for her Vancouver gig -- Madonna wasn't exactly opening her heart to B.C. fans this weekend."
That doesn't sound like sarcasm to me. That sounds like being rude. The T-Shirt didn't say, "I know the lyrics to Open Your Heart" did it? Madonna is the one being paid to know the lyrics, she shouldn't shame a fan for not being able to do it.
Can you imagine someone that you're a fan of talking to you like that in front of tens of thousands of people? He should have put her in her place in front of the crowd.