The internet is still buzzing with Madonna’s epic fall.
The 56 year old American singer Madonna
ended up putting on a performance that was memorable for all the wrong
reasons, at the BRIT Awards 2015 last night.
ended up putting on a performance that was memorable for all the wrong
reasons, at the BRIT Awards 2015 last night.
She took a nasty-looking fall down a staircase during her performance and it was ugly.
And to think that it’s the first time in 20 years Madonna performed at the Brit Awards.
However, we bring you seven lessons we learnt from her fall:
1. Knocked out but not down forever: Madonna
appeared to land on her back with a bang after she fell down a flight
of three steps mid-performance. She paused for around a minute where she
couldn’t muster the strength to sing….but rather than wallow in her
pain or use that as an excuse to end her performance, the queen
quickly gathered herself up and kept dancing like the pro she is.
appeared to land on her back with a bang after she fell down a flight
of three steps mid-performance. She paused for around a minute where she
couldn’t muster the strength to sing….but rather than wallow in her
pain or use that as an excuse to end her performance, the queen
quickly gathered herself up and kept dancing like the pro she is.
It reminds us of American singer’s Toby Mac’s ‘Get back up’ track with the lyrics “We lose our way, We get back up again
It’s never too late to get back up again, One day you will shine again, You may be knocked down, But not out forever,
So get up, get up”
It’s never too late to get back up again, One day you will shine again, You may be knocked down, But not out forever,
So get up, get up”
That you lose out now doesn’t mean it is the end of the road for you, it’ a stepping ground for you to bounce back even better.
2. Be Flexible: When one plan fails, change
quickly. Actually, Madonna’s plan was for the backup dancer to
dramatically pull the cape off of her as she revealed a sparkly outfit
but before the pull, Madonna was supposed to untie the cape strap around
her neck.
quickly. Actually, Madonna’s plan was for the backup dancer to
dramatically pull the cape off of her as she revealed a sparkly outfit
but before the pull, Madonna was supposed to untie the cape strap around
her neck.
But it was tied too tight and before it could be undone the backup
dancer did his thing, pulling Madonna backwards neck first onto the
stage. Still, the singer was flexible enough to dust herself off,
brushed over her hair and stood up to ascend the steps once again
without her cape.
dancer did his thing, pulling Madonna backwards neck first onto the
stage. Still, the singer was flexible enough to dust herself off,
brushed over her hair and stood up to ascend the steps once again
without her cape.
3. Let Go of the distractions/burdens:
The cape was a distraction/burden so she
let it go….she did not hang on to it! She took it down and gave an
astounding performance still. Undeterred, Madonna rose to her feet and
discarded the offending fashion item. And bless her dancers, they knew
what the problem was, the CAPE! They didn’t appear to help her back on
her feet but did grapple with her cape to get it off.
let it go….she did not hang on to it! She took it down and gave an
astounding performance still. Undeterred, Madonna rose to her feet and
discarded the offending fashion item. And bless her dancers, they knew
what the problem was, the CAPE! They didn’t appear to help her back on
her feet but did grapple with her cape to get it off.
4. Don’t shy away from the fall, talk about it: It
helps! Agreed, the pop superstar was visibly shaken as she pressed on
with her performance but she didn’t fail to address the issue like some
others do to avoid the shame.
The singer took to her instagram page and wrote ‘Armani
hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight. But nothing can
stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I’m
fine! #livingforlove’ …don’t you just adore her spirit of sportsmanship!
hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight. But nothing can
stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I’m
fine! #livingforlove’ …don’t you just adore her spirit of sportsmanship!
5. Dreams sometimes come true (in the most unexpected manner/form): Before the big night, Madonna was ‘desperate to give the performance of her life’ as rehearsals piled on the pressure.
A source told the Daily Mirror
that she put in all her efforts into putting on a great show. She
worked every hour, day and night, to ensure it will be her part of the
show that everyone will be talking and tweeting about.’ and truly
everyone is talking about her part of the show/performance and tweeting
about it – courtesy of er, the fall!
that she put in all her efforts into putting on a great show. She
worked every hour, day and night, to ensure it will be her part of the
show that everyone will be talking and tweeting about.’ and truly
everyone is talking about her part of the show/performance and tweeting
about it – courtesy of er, the fall!
6. Hear of Gold: She accepted
responsibility of the fall and you know what, despite the cape bringing
about her downfall, Madonna was quick to thank the designer, rather than
pour all the blames on her like some would have.
responsibility of the fall and you know what, despite the cape bringing
about her downfall, Madonna was quick to thank the designer, rather than
pour all the blames on her like some would have.
