Recalling such pivotal career moments as ‘Like A Prayer,’ ‘Rain,’ ‘American Life,’ ‘The Power of Goodbye,’ ‘Nothing Really Matters,’ and the openings of ‘Open Your Heart’ and ‘Evita’ it looks as though Madonna is returning to her roots and going dark again. Certain fans, myself included, are going wildly bananas over the new look. While it’s pretty clear that it’s a wig, I’d love it if it were real; her hair has remained more of less the same for the past decade or so – an interminable length of time for pop’s previously preeminent chameleon. Stories are circulating that this is a new look for a video she’s shooting in Lisbon, to kick off this year’s upcoming album. That fills me with delight, and delight is badly needed right now. Thank God we still have Madonna.
I much prefer an argument of blonde versus brunette instead of any political bullshit that tries to normalize the state of our country right now. Personally, I’m siding with brunette for the moment, as she does it so rarely. It also seems to fuel some of her more outrageous and risky artistic milestones. She seems to be more serious when she has darker hair, and I adore Madonna when she’s all serious.
