Every now and then we're going to put a spotlight (open up your eyes and see) on the Madonna Wanna's - the good, the bad and the ugly - since they have bloomed in Madonna's garden and are a product of her potency as an artist, musician, image maker and sex cunt. Like all bees swarming around The Queen, they continue to do the work and carry out the visual gospel she has instilled since she first burst onto the video medium scene with Borderline in early 1984.
Our first Wannabe Worship inductee is Gwen Stefani - a wannabe since the gate. The Good. This won't be her only entry. Today we will focus on It's My Life (2003), or rather her Express Yourself (1989) life. Gwen does her Madonna dream right, so there are no complaints. Firstly, she has that face. Secondly, her hair in this video is sockn' it. Finally, it's just plain brilliant. Using elements of Express Yourself, Breathless Mahoney, Dick Tracy, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Frances Farmer's arrest, and peppered with Die Another Day - Gwen pulls it all together magnificently with gorgeousness and style. Her clothes are a character alone in this video. As is her attitude. It's perfection from beginning to end. She Wannabe Worship'd greatly. Cheers, Cheers!!!
