The first time I heard “4 Minutes,” I knew what was coming. Critics were dipping their pens in acid already just waiting for the rest of the album so they can call her a has-been. Or that she’s using gimmicks to sell music. Or that she’s pushing boundaries. And that’s the irony that would go unnoticed by these critics. The fact that Maddy reinvented herself again while they were merely dusting off a previous scathing review and singing the same song.
The first time I heard “4 Minutes,” I knew what was coming. Critics were dipping their pens in acid already just waiting for the rest of the album so they can call her a has-been. Or that she’s using gimmicks to sell music. Or that she’s pushing boundaries. And that’s the irony that would go unnoticed by these critics. The fact that Maddy reinvented herself again while they were merely dusting off a previous scathing review and singing the same song.
4 Minutes went all the way to the top in the UK and if the song still hasn’t grown on you by now, it probably won’t. But I sure as hell start nodding my head and tapping my fingers every time it plays. And wow, what a video!!! “Devil wouldn’t recognize you” is classic Madonna and should satisfy the fans (and critics) who bemoan Madonna’s new direction. Rumoured second single is “Give it 2 Me,” a catchy little ditty where Madonna reminds listeners rather naughtily that when the lights are down and no-one’s around, she can go on and on and on. Other songs that should get the classic Madonna tag at some point include “Miles Away” and “She’s Not Me.”
Hard Candy became her seventh number one album on Billboard, making her the female artist with the second-most number one albums, behind Barbra Streisand. It also debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where Madonna joined a select group of artists to achieve ten number one albums. Only The Beatles, with 15, and Elvis Presley, with 11, have bettered her accomplishment. It seems there’s just no way you can ignore Madonna. Even the album cover make people stop in CD shops. Let’s just be thankful not a lot of 49 year olds sit like Madonna. |
