Towleroad Guide To The Tube #1194
NO AKIN: Mitt Romney will not talk about Todd Akin or abortion.
DRESS PLEASE: Darren Criss covers Madonna's "Dress You Up".
FORGIVENESS: Madonna dedicates a song to Elton John.
FAME: An abstract concept, clearly.
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In case anyone forgot (and cares), she's singing "Masterpiece," the song of hers that won the Golden Globe instead of Elton's dopey "Gnomeo" song.
Posted by: chris | Aug 23, 2012 6:54:58 PM
Is there a video of Darren singing without all the other people?
I love the way that guy moves....
Posted by: gr8guyca | Aug 23, 2012 7:03:36 PM
Why is MADdonna still going after Lady Gaga? She calls BTW "reductive" (even though the choruses of both songs sample from disco groups like the Staple Singers), tells a Brazilian interviewer that she takes credit for writing BTW (without addressing the lawsuits against her for not giving credit to smaller artists for records off of Ray of Light), and now dissing the track that Lady Gaga co-wrote with Elton (you would think that she would be nicer since she knows how it feels to be publicly dissed by artists such as Mariah Carey, Eminem, and Lily Allen).
Madonna, grow up and make more albums like American Life because even though it didn't sell that well, that was you at your most heartfelt, innovative, and honest. We need more music like that and less catty attitude from you.
Posted by: Jake S | Aug 23, 2012 7:31:03 PM
Fashon's Night Out is uber hot and hip, a total pleasure to watch, and Darren is the rockun star doll of all. Oh!.
Posted by: UFFDA | Aug 23, 2012 7:33:53 PM
Why is it when he is asked about a major issue, Mitt refuses to say what his position is? He is running for president for crying out loud! You cannot keepp stonewalling when you are trying to get people to vote for you. The voters need to know, and have a right to know your positions on issues that affect them. An interview where you say certain questions can't be asked? Hello, are you sara Palin? Can you imagine the uproar from the Republicans if Obama did this?
Posted by: WHAT? | Aug 23, 2012 8:29:25 PM
Is the Darren Criss cover available outside the commercial? God I'm like a freaking school girl when I see him.
Posted by: Geoff M | Aug 23, 2012 8:58:12 PM
@ Geoff M: Me too. What is it about that guy? Anyway, here he is being very hot/cute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56PMNsFkLg
Posted by: gr8guyca | Aug 23, 2012 11:08:50 PM
When young, he is like an end of the world. In fact is not. Everything was just the beginning.
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Posted by: replica watches | Aug 23, 2012 11:25:37 PM
The fake "celebrity' is certainly short enough to be a celebrity.
Posted by: Icebloo | Aug 24, 2012 12:02:46 AM
Darren Criss is crazy adorable. I still think he's closeted though.
Posted by: Matt | Aug 24, 2012 12:18:00 AM
@ gr8guyca: Love it lol! Thanks!
Posted by: Geoff M | Aug 24, 2012 12:27:08 AM
Jake S - HUH? What are you talking about? Madonna is being gracious here. Elton John called her some unacceptable sexist and hypocritial words and she chose to rise above it and say she forgives him. That's CLASS! Something Elton clearly doesn't have. How is this, in any way, an attack on Gaga? Lord, these Little Monsters are so, so confusing. This has nothing to do with BTW being a rip-off of EY. Move on. Not everything has to do with Gaga.
Posted by: graphicjack | Aug 24, 2012 12:31:14 AM
Not enough Darren Criss in his video. Who *are* all of these other people? Why are they talking while Darren Criss is singing? He's so..... exuberant.
Posted by: Ken in LA | Aug 24, 2012 1:24:49 AM
I find the fake celebrity thing to be such an embarrassing statement on American culture.
Posted by: Red assault | Aug 24, 2012 3:43:25 AM
@Red Assault - the fake celebrity thing is almost as embarrassing as the "Fashion's Night Out" thing sort of pretending to be a charity fund-raiser, when it's really just a coordinated effort to get people to spend MORE vacuous time shopping.
Posted by: Buster | Aug 24, 2012 1:09:06 PM