A day later , Madonna appeared on France 's '' Le Grand Journal '' show . She performed an edited version of " Living for Love " and " Ghosttown " . Nicaise described the performance as " an intimate interpretation of the already known ballad " . Writing for Idolator , Bradley Stern described it as a " deeply emotional performance " , where Madonna stood against a piano and sang the song . In the giant screens located on either side of the platform , burning cities of images were broadcast , as well as those of the World Trade Center collapses during the attack of September 11 , 2001 . The next performance happened at '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' in the United States , where Madonna sang " Ghosttown " wearing a black leather dress . She knelt down at one point during the song , and arose to sing the final chorus . Stern gave a positive feedback in MuuMuse , saying that " Madonna delivered yet another stirring performance of the post-apocalyptic tune . In fact , it was likely her best to date , from the outfit choice to the raw , emotional vocal delivery . " Madonna performed an acoustic version of " Ghosttown " at the 2nd iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 29 , 2015 . She was accompanied by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift onstage , who played guitar . Elizabeth Vanmetre from '' New York Daily News '' noted that it was a " subdued " performance for Madonna while Mikael Wood from '' Los Angeles Times '' called it an " appealingly breezy version of the song " . Cathy Applefeld Olson from '' Billboard '' declared it as the " award show 's best performance " , describing the duo as " kindred spirits " For Daniel D'Addario from '' Time '' , the performance was " the very best sort of collaboration " , adding that Swift seemed excited to be on stage with Madonna . Ellen DeGeneres uploaded a parody video of the performance on her website . The video showed DeGeneres added by computer graphics beside Madonna and Swift , playing violin . She accidentally rips out Madonna 's hair with her violin , and at the end Madonna smashes the instrument by taking it from DeGeneres , and moves away with Swift
attack of September 11 , 2001
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Ghosttown (Madonna song)