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I Hadn't Been Onstage In A While. The Last Time Was Pre-children. And Before I Went On [at Roseland], My Kids Were Backstage, And I Thought, This Isn't How I Usually Do It. I've Got Kids, And I'm Thinking, This Is Weird. It's Weird Juggling Children On Your Knee While You're In Your Rhinestone Outfit. And I'm Thinking, Okay, I'm Gonna Go Out And Do A Show And I'm Gonna Be Superwoman! But I'm Not Really, `cause I'm A Mom. It's All Very Strange.

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I Hadn't Been Onstage

Madonna Ciccone

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I Hadn't Been Onstage In A While. The Last Time Was Pre-children. And Before I Went On [at Roseland], My Kids Were Backstage, And I Thought, This Isn't How I Usually Do It. I've Got Kids, And I'm Thinking, This Is Weird. It's Weird Juggling Children On Your Knee While You're In Your Rhinestone Outfit. And I'm Thinking, Okay, I'm Gonna Go Out And Do A Show And I'm Gonna Be Superwoman! But I'm Not Really, `cause I'm A Mom. It's All Very Strange.

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I Don't Want No Lies, I Don't Watch Tv. I Don't Waste My Time, Won't Read A Magazine.

Elvis Presley? He's God.

Nothing Lasts Forever. Should I?

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You Don't Have To Have A Language In Common With Someone For A Sexual Rapport. But It Helps If The Language You Don't Understand Is Italian.

I Tried To Be A Boy, I Tried To Be A Girl, I Tried To Be A Mess.

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