“Can you hear my ukulele,” Madonna asks the crowd before launching into a sultry cover of Édith Piaf “La Vie En Rose” in Québec City — a place where they’ll judge you if your French is bad!

The pop icon is on the road for her worldwide Rebel Heart Tour, which is getting great reviews for its unapologetic, over-the-top attitude, but if you don’t have the cash for a $450 ticket (go buy a nice uke with that money!), enjoy the above video (the best version we found online, shot at her Washington DC show).


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We think her French and her uke playing are utterly charming!

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