= Are you drink or you sober? Think about it Does it matter? And if it makes you feel good I say do it I don't know what you're waiting for =
I don't know what's going on with Madonna lately, but now that she starts promoting her products, they get shoddier? What kind of marketing is that? By far, the Celebration era has been one of the laziest of her entire career, and the finished production that was her career-long retrospective had numeous playback problems, art issues, and not the best tracklist in the world either. My first inkling that this wasn't going to be a smooth journey (a la Hard Candy) was when the leading single, also called Celebration, leaked on YouTube a few months ago. Usually, when something new by Madonna leaks and I get my hands on it, I play it until the metaphorical vinyl grooves have melted away. Unfortunately, upon its premature release, I stomached it about nine times through the week. I was instantly hesitant of its sound, and it would be a very long time before I could even call this track decent. Produced by talentless hack Paul Oakenfold, this song sets Madonna behind the times in a way that's absolutely laughable-- do you remember the late 90s? When Dance Dance Revolution was just starting to gather a following, and techno music was at its most saturated and obnoxious? Well, even compared to records by Cooler Kids or La Bouche, Celebration is a boring blast from the past that simpy wasn't worth the effort, which may be why the music videoes for it were lazy as Hell!
The songwriting is extremely primitive, and the melody is a little annoying and goes against what a dance song should be-- and all the while, it's dull and monotonous. Madonna's robotica vocals are not effective, and her lyrics about time, waiting, hestitating, and partying are officially stale: "Come join the party. Yeah. Cuz everybody wants to party with you." Now, some fans might argue that this song represents Madonna coming full circle and repeating the underlying core theme of Holiday. I say bullshit. This song is crap, and Madonna sings it like she had all of one hour to make it. The single's release, at least the European version, has the wonderful advantage of the album cover, which does evoke the emotions of her debut record; the CD's art work features Jackson Pollock-esque paint splatters, and that early-80s feel is very well represented artistically. I just wish the music did the same thing. The remixes included are the Benny Benassi Mix and its subsequent (useless) Dub version. While this mix is about a thousand times more enjoyable than the out-dated original, it's not the most innovative, and it also kind of proves that is also a hack, because this mix sounds exactly like his minor hit Satisfaction. The overblown beats are in your face and made for dancing, but nothing could really save this song from ending up in oblivion. The song may have been a hit in Germany and the United Kingdom, but I'm beginning to wonder if Madonna's not just skating on her name. I don't normally agree with America's taste in music, but this song rightfully tanked.
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