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Friday, March 28, 2008

“4 Minutes”

I don’t know whether to like or dismiss the new song “4 Minutes” by Madonna with Justin Timberlake & Timbaland. The ticking clock start, similar to “Hung Up”, dismayed me. But then Timbaland’s funky horns and the beat come in, and I’m immediately hooked. And for the next 3+ minutes of the song’s running time, it’s a push-and-pull between like and dislike. On the one hand I admit I can’t stop my feet from tapping whenever I listen to the song. But the lyrics leave me scratching my head.

Anyway, you be the judge.

5 comments:

ManilaRaunch said...

ok lang
weve definitely heard better from madge
hopefully the remixes will be better

Anonymous said...

Listen to the album version, not the radio version...it's much better. :) go madonna!

joelmcvie said...

@JOEL PIERRE: My main beef against the song is its LYRICS, so I don't know how the album version will improve that, unless it's a totally different song altogether.

Anonymous said...

@ joel...

we have the same sentiment here...we're even debating our own interpretation with my fan friends...but i guess in the end we really don't have to dig into the lyrics...it's a feel-good song after all...

invite kita sa HARD CANDY album launch on May 2 ok! it's our event...see you there!

joelmcvie said...

@JOEL PIERRE: "but i guess in the end we really don't have to dig into the lyrics"

Maybe you don't, but in this case, I do. For me, incoherent lyrics do not make me feel good.