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Post by Hallows on Feb 11, 2011 21:36:42 GMT -5
I couldn't find a thread for this. Started listening to this after hearing "Born This Way."
This was the second single off of Like a Prayer and was another #1 on the Hot 100 for Madonna. Its kind of cheesy, but not nearly as much as BTW. Pulls off the whole empowerment theme pretty well, which adds some universal elements to it, not just feminism. The video was pretty epic for the time to:
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Feb 12, 2011 13:19:57 GMT -5
It's catchy but one of my least favorite Madonna singles.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Feb 12, 2011 21:20:55 GMT -5
It looks like there could be a real feud brewing between Madonna and Lady GaGa’s camps, and this time it’s not just for a Saturday Night Live skit.
After GaGa began receiving criticism across the web for supposedly copying Madonna (again) — specifically for her new single “Born this Way” sounding too similar to Madge’s “Express Yourself” — GaGa’s BFF and former Madonna stan Perez Hilton took to his Twitter account to deliver some harsh words for the Queen of Pop.
“I must also applaud @ladygaga for writing #BornThisWay 100% BY HERSELF, without any mega songwriters like Dr Luke or RedOne Max Martin! I love Madonna, but did she EVER write a single song completely by herself? Music, lyrics and melody without any co-writers? Don’t think so!”
The blogger was then forced to eat his words when he was corrected that Madonna has actually written and arranged many songs all by herself.
So, what has Madonna’s response to all this been? She uploaded her MTV VMA performance of “Express Yourself” to her official Youtube channel.
Clever cookie…
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Post by duh5 on Feb 12, 2011 22:59:23 GMT -5
I created a board for this song in the past... not worthy digging up so I'll comment again.
This is a straight-up jam and anthem (I wouldn't call it cheesy at all!) Absolutely love it, never fails to get me motivated. And one of my fav vocal performances by her as well.
The video is of course a classic. I prefer David Fincher's videos to his films quite frankly.
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Post by -m- on Feb 13, 2011 0:49:26 GMT -5
That performance she uploaded is one of my favorite performances of all time.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Feb 13, 2011 6:31:08 GMT -5
Perez should stfu...Gaga might have written by herself but it's a piece of sh*t..it's better to write a great song with help from others than write crap by oneself.
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