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Post by August on Nov 30, 2014 7:08:45 GMT -5
Lyrically, I think some of the verses on Rebel Heart could use some help. It feels like she is trying to cram too many lyrics into the measure of the music. However, I am LIVING for the chorus :)
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Post by hilbertkc on Nov 30, 2014 9:28:08 GMT -5
Those strings on Wash All Over Me
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Nov 30, 2014 12:53:06 GMT -5
They are both taken down now?
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Post by PopLuva on Nov 30, 2014 13:29:27 GMT -5
i love them both. once there finished im sure they'll be even better. i cant get enough of rebelheart.
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Post by Resident_Evil on Nov 30, 2014 15:01:35 GMT -5
Hooked on 'Rebel Heart'. Thats the 80s Madonna i loved as a kid. RH sounds like a True Blue era song remixed to sound current. And i also agree with the American Life comparisons as this sounds close to Love Profusion.
Don't care much about the other one (whatever its called).
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Nov 30, 2014 19:58:23 GMT -5
Are there just rumors or are there other tracks that have leaked? If true, this is not good.
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Post by jma on Nov 30, 2014 23:42:54 GMT -5
I like both tracks...on a side note I think Ray of Light is my favourite era of hers...maybe it's cuz I generally like that genre of music, but everything about it from her looks during that era, the music videos etc...maybe bc it was also during a time when I was just a young naive kid haha
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Post by Soldado de Juguete on Nov 30, 2014 23:46:15 GMT -5
Heard both demos! Wash All Over Me is PERFECT!!!!! Rebel Heart is good, but not wow.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2014 23:48:06 GMT -5
Are there just rumors or are there other tracks that have leaked? If true, this is not good. There have only been two leaked tracks. To be honest, neither are all that impressive. I don't know why she insists on.. whatever it is she's insisted on lately, but she's capable of much better than these. 'Wash All Over Me' is probably the better of the two.
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Post by floridagrl on Dec 1, 2014 6:40:11 GMT -5
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Post by floridagrl on Dec 1, 2014 7:37:31 GMT -5
Inside the magazine: Why is she so fabulous?
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 1, 2014 8:38:42 GMT -5
Ooh- that one looks to be a keeper. That third cover is giving me re-Invention -era vibes.
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Post by Juanca on Dec 1, 2014 9:01:35 GMT -5
First two covers: drop the collagen or whatever you have in those puffy doll lips Hun! Third cover: great!! Fourth pic: who's that girl? Sexxxy erotica!
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 1, 2014 12:19:42 GMT -5
Yeah- aside from that, the first two covers, I guess, are deliberately done (makeup, other stuff) to make her look a bit "off" from her usual self. The third pic looks more like her.
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Post by August on Dec 1, 2014 13:42:19 GMT -5
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 1, 2014 13:42:58 GMT -5
She looks amazing!!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Dec 1, 2014 16:52:23 GMT -5
NOT the 3D nipples
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Post by floridagrl on Dec 1, 2014 20:07:10 GMT -5
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Post by floridagrl on Dec 1, 2014 20:15:57 GMT -5
She is a total humanitarian. Such respect! "Acknowledge World Aids Day! Do what you can to help save lives! #livingforlove" -Madonna
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Post by Nick on Dec 1, 2014 20:22:12 GMT -5
Grandma needs to release a new single and stop with these pathetic pics. Nobody want to see her 60 year old snatch.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Dec 1, 2014 21:30:54 GMT -5
Sometimes I sleep standing Up! -Madonna
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Post by seaguy27 on Dec 1, 2014 23:48:31 GMT -5
Grandma needs to release a new single and stop with these pathetic pics. Nobody want to see her 60 year old snatch. Im not sure what one has to do with the other…and you diminish your point when you use ageism.
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Post by So Pure on Dec 2, 2014 2:28:08 GMT -5
The ageist comments are really all they have at this point. What else can you knock about a woman who's been the biggest pop star on the planet for 30 years now? She's doing what she's always done, push boundaries. There is no template. She's blazing this trail all alone this time. So let them call her grandma. It doesn't take a single point off her legend status.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 2:45:26 GMT -5
Be warned...she is topless in one of the photos. Nipples are a trigger now?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 2:54:59 GMT -5
Sometimes I sleep standing Up! -Madonna I wouldnt doubt it! better than where i thought she slept
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Post by floridagrl on Dec 2, 2014 7:41:59 GMT -5
In a nutshell! Best selling female artist of all time!
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Post by floridagrl on Dec 2, 2014 7:44:28 GMT -5
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Dec 2, 2014 9:19:46 GMT -5
The Telegraph Madonna's topless photos are a triumph for all women - whatever their age By Claire Cohen 11:12AM GMT 02 Dec 2014 Madonna, the 'Queen of Pop', has posed topless for a fashion magazine at - shock, horror - the age of 56. Claire Cohen applauds her decision and explains why it's a truly powerful statement for all women
First came Keira Knightley’s breasts. Then Kim Kardashian’s bottom. And now? Madonna’s nipples.
There’s no denying it. The last few weeks have seen the cup of celebrity naked flesh runneth over. And I’m not even talking about that jungle reality show.
Today, it emerged that the ‘Queen of Pop’ has posed, topless, for a spread in the December issue of Interview magazine. Wearing a bustier and leather glove, she reclines on a satin cushion, her hand to her forehead, her boobs bared.
It’s styled as a romantic image – very different to the black and white Knightley shot (which appeared in the same publication back in September), where she stared confidently down the camera, hands on hips.
At the time, I wrote a piece defending Knightley’s right to be photographed topless. It was, I said, a feminist statement from a woman who’d been roundly criticised for having her modest cleavage digitally enhanced on film posters. Here she was, in all her natural glory. Hur-rah.
Her detractors didn’t agree. Who, they cried, wanted to see the actresses ‘fried eggs’? Some, unkind, commentators referred to her appearance in the Pirates of the Caribbean film ‘Dead Man’s Chest’.
Now, just weeks later, Madonna is under fire for committing the same offence.
How dare she? At 56, no less. I’d wager you won’t see a report today that doesn’t mention her age alongside her cup size.
‘Still got it!’ a few have already trilled.
Groan. They’ve utterly missed the point.
Madonna’s decision to pose topless has nothing to do with showing-off her wrinkle-free cleavage – nor male titillation. That she’s an older woman is powerful, yes. But, to me, it seems pretty clear that this is far from a pop star trying to prove that she’s ‘still hot’ in her fifties.
Madonna’s age is just a convenient stick to beat her with. It’s an easy reason for critics to cry ‘put ‘em away’ without, on the surface, seeming sexist.
Because there’s always something, isn’t there? Always a reason that a woman’s body isn’t deemed ‘suitable’. Breasts too small a la Knightley? No thanks. A middle-aged pop star? What the hell was she thinking?
Of course, Madonna is no stranger to nudity. Frankly, she’s been taking her clothes off for decades. Her decision to pose for Interview is, then, perhaps less surprising than Knightley’s. But it’s no less powerful a statement. Here is a woman still at the top of her industry, after almost 40 years. She’s weathered numerous musical trends and managed to stay relevant. Why shouldn’t she pose with her breasts exposed?
After all, she pretty much started it.
Indeed, just a couple of weeks ago, Madonna posted a censored topless picture of herself from the Nineties, in response to the images of Kim Kardashian’s oiled, nude backside in Paper magazine.
‘It’s confusing,’ she wrote. ‘Nipples are considered forbidden and provocative but exposing your ass is not.
Here is a clear indication that Madonna knew her latest photo shoot would shock. Let’s face it, she’s saying, topless pictures of famous women always have.
We might be used to seeing pictures of seeing flat chested models in fashion magazines (think Kate Moss on the beach, or backstage at a catwalk show).
But a model’s body is a commodity – it's the vehicle she’s using to sell products. For stars such as Madonna and Knightly, it’s different. They are selling their own image, not someone elses. Choosing to bear their breasts is a feminist statement, not a requirement. They are saying: ‘Here I am. Take me, or leave me’.
Of course, Madonna and Knightley both have exceptional body types compared to us mere mortals. But, the fact remains. When it all gets too ‘real', we simply can’t handle it.
There’s undeniably an element of desire wrapped-up in all this. Knightley was criticised for being ‘unfeminine’. Small boobs aren’t traditionally seen as covetable. Neither are those of an older woman.
So, isn’t it a blessing that we have these strong, famous women brave enough to turn unrealistic thinking on its head and show us that the female body comes in many forms?
Madonna is flying in the face of what the naked woman ‘should’ look like. She’s controlling her own image, just as she’s always done. Her attitude? Just because she’s in her fifties, why should she hide away?
The sugary pink cardigan that exposes her breasts in the Interview picture, says it all. ‘I’m not ready to button-up like a little old lady. Thanks all the same’.
We all should applaud her (preferably while wearing cut-off PVC gloves) for it.
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Post by floridagrl on Dec 2, 2014 9:54:28 GMT -5
^Great article, Jump! http://instagram.com/p/wEzxXCmFiW mertalas Love this one it was the first shot of the day err or night madonna #mertandmarcus #icon My God, She is EVERYTHING!! Look at her!! The natural light on her stunning face and body. Mert and Marcus really know how to work with her.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 2, 2014 13:12:54 GMT -5
The Queen- just so effortless.
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