She's Madonna

“She’s Madonna” by Robbie Williams is a song about how no man could say no to Madonna. He got the idea from one of Guy Ritchie’s experiences. Famous movie director Guy Ritchie—Snatch, Rock n Rolla, and Lock Stock and two Smoking Barrels—apparently left a former girlfriend for Madonna and told his girlfriend, “I love you baby but face it she’s Madonna.” Madonna and Guy Ritchie divorced in 2008. Regardless, after knowing a little history about the song, the video is what interests me. Robbie Williams is dressed as a drag-queen in the beginning, changes out of his “outfit”, and then performs the song in front of an audience of drag-queens. According to Susan Stryker, a drag queen is a male cross dresser (17-18). I looked online for the purpose of the video and how it relates to the song, but had no luck. The lyrics suggest that not only a male gendered individual understands that Madonna is divine, but a female must understand that as well. The video seems to illustrate that nobody could resist Madonna, even someone that is outside of the normal male and female gender boundary. Thus, in a sense, the video is conveying a larger message, that regardless of what gender someone is or chooses to adopt and the way they orient their sexuality, they could not resist the goddess-like Madonna.  This is my interpretation, and if anyone else actually takes the time to watch this video, I am very interested in your interpretation.

Domalski