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Madonna hates doing oldies, but it's refreshing when she caves and gives us something from deep within her catalogue without too jarring a re-invention. Loved her sweet take on “Borderline,” which I am betting she decided to do strictly to get to meet President Obama finally.

My pal Giulio points out that barring the non-televised Tears of a Clown rendition, this marked the first time EVER that Madonna has sung a full version of the song, two verses and bridge; its Virgin Tour and Sticky & Sweet World Tour versions were truncated, and her 1984 The Dance Show airing included full playback. She only skipped the “you cause me so much pain/I think I'm goin' insane” and “look what your love has done to me” bits ...