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Post by tick / tock on May 16, 2007 18:40:01 GMT -5
OMGOMGOMOGMGOOMGOMGOMGMOGOMGMOGOMGOMG
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Post by Vow on May 16, 2007 18:40:19 GMT -5
I expect awesomeness from Madonna too, but primarily if its involving some sort of large significant project like an album or any sort of single release. She obviously didn't have enough confidence to release this to all digital formats or to radio so I expected it would be like all charity singles - corny and forgettable.
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Post by tick / tock on May 16, 2007 18:40:58 GMT -5
Someone pleassseee send it!!!!!!!! Love you!!!
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Post by I HATE LA REID on May 16, 2007 18:43:09 GMT -5
I expect awesomeness from Madonna too, but primarily if its involving some sort of large significant project like an album or any sort of single release. She obviously didn't have enough confidence to release this to all digital formats or to radio so I expected it would be like all charity singles - corny and forgettable. i agree and knowing madonna and knowing that she knows this ain't good she wouldn't release it anywhere...but well...if it helps people...bring it on i guess
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Post by feverabove on May 17, 2007 2:13:07 GMT -5
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Post by CLEM on May 17, 2007 3:45:52 GMT -5
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Post by tick / tock on May 17, 2007 6:14:12 GMT -5
I like the "keep it together........" part.
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Post by Robert J on May 17, 2007 6:33:55 GMT -5
I listened to this figuring it couldn't possibly be as bad as everyone was saying.
I was wrong. Oh so wrong.
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Post by -m- on May 17, 2007 9:57:39 GMT -5
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Post by backintime on May 17, 2007 9:59:24 GMT -5
Um... what's the point of a free charity download, or have I missed something?
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Post by Vow on May 17, 2007 10:17:24 GMT -5
MSN donates a quarter for every download.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on May 17, 2007 10:23:09 GMT -5
I'm not even going to listen to this after reading this comments. I can already tell it's Madonna's "Weekend." Way to follow in the footsteps of the 20 Y.O. heater period Madonna!
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Post by -m- on May 17, 2007 10:50:35 GMT -5
Here are the lyrics:
“Hey You”
Hey you…don’t you give up It’s not so bad…There’s still a chance for us Hey you…just be yourself Don’t be so shy…there’s reasons why it’s hard
Chorus: Keep it together you’ll make it alright Our celebration is going on tonight Poets and prophets would envy what we do This could be good…hey you
Hey you…open your heart It’s not so strange…you’ve got to change this time Hey you…remember this None of it’s real including the way you feel
Chorus
Bridge: Save your soul little sister Save your soul little brother Hey you…save yourself Don’t rely on anyone else
First love yourself then you can love someone else If you can change someone else then you have saved someone else But you must first love yourself then you can love someone else If you can change someone else then you have saved someone else But you must first…
Hey you…there on the fence You’ve got a choice…one day it will make sense Hey you…first love yourself Or if you can’t…try to love someone else
Chorus
First love yourself then you can love someone else If you can change someone else then you have saved someone else But you must first love yourself then you can love someone else If you can change someone else then you have saved someone else But you must first
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Post by Hallows on May 17, 2007 12:59:44 GMT -5
This is awful. I can't think of a song in her collection that is worse than this.
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Post by mikescorp on May 17, 2007 13:33:59 GMT -5
this is bad... really BAD!!
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Post by I HATE LA REID on May 17, 2007 15:37:09 GMT -5
whoa at the lyrics and lmao this is so bad...and there's one sound that reminds me of "Milkshake"
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Post by tick / tock on May 17, 2007 15:39:45 GMT -5
Even if ya hate it download it off MSN!
I'm trying to like it. I can't tell if I do or don't just because it's a Madonna song.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on May 17, 2007 15:48:08 GMT -5
i downloaded it..and i couldn't even listen to the whole song...for real
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Post by Mr. Birdy Sound on May 17, 2007 15:57:05 GMT -5
The lyrics ar just TERRIBLE!
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Post by tick / tock on May 17, 2007 16:51:12 GMT -5
I HATE the "first love yourself..." part... BLEGH!
But I like the rest. I know its gonna be 100x time better live.
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Post by zak on May 18, 2007 14:43:34 GMT -5
This is corny to the Nth degree, but its not THAT bad. Its fine for what it is, a charity single
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Post by -m- on May 18, 2007 15:02:28 GMT -5
Publisher: Eric Olsen REVIEW Music Review: Madonna - "Hey You" Written by Daryl D Published May 17, 2007
To say I’m not a fan of charity songs is putting it lightly. It’s not just that the songs are bland, but they often seem more like promotion for the acts involved rather than promotion for the causes they are supposed to support. The biggest example is 1985’s “We Are The World,” which, to many, is one of the worst records ever recorded. Having this song chart with other records was a major mistake since people bought other records for the actual quality.
Still, USA for Africa organizers were so happy to announce that it was one of the biggest selling singles ever. Since “We Are The World," we’ve had more charity disasters such as “Hands Across America,” “Voices That Care,” and music’s most disastrous single ever, Elton John’s “England’s Rose.” Elton John’s record, released immediately after the death of Princess Diana, came across as an exploitation of Princess Diana’s death rather than a charity single. After all, calling the song a charity record, having people buy it for that purpose, and then using those sales to promote it as a "number one hit" not only left a bad taste, but it was the only way Elton could ever score a hit at the time.
Now, Madonna enters the Charity Hall of Fame (or Shame) with “Hey You” and when this record arrived in my email box, I really didn’t want to listen to it. Madonna’s last album, Confessions on a Dancefloor, sold over ten million copies worldwide. Her tour in support of the album was the most successful tour ever by a female artist. Her recent clothing line for H&M has been a major success, despite mixed reviews. So why does she have to do the charity gig now?
I was even more disappointed when I read that the song was produced with Pharrell Williams. He’s a good producer, but Madonna has always been ahead of the game rather than jumping on the hit bandwagon. What’s next, Madonna and Justin Timberlake? Oops! It looks like that’s already happening. Anyhow, I hesitantly gave the song a spin and was surprisingly hooked the first time.
“Hey You” is about helping make the world a better place. She sings, “Hey you, don’t you give up/It’s not so bad, there’s still a chance for us,” at the opening and towards the end, sings the clichéd “First love yourself then you can love someone else” repeatedly. But even if the lyrics are slightly clichéd, Madonna gives her best vocal performance since the Evita years and adds feeling when the lyrics falter.
The production on this record is outstanding. It also proves that Madonna brings more to the table on her own records than her critics give her credit for because this sounds absolutely nothing like a song Pharrell Williams would produce. The acoustic guitars at the beginning lead to an instrumental chorus that is simple and touching. The production seems inspired by some of John Lennon’s later records, especially “Imagine.”
One can only hope that this is the sound Madonna will opt for on her next album rather than the rumored (gag) hip hop sound. “Hey You” is not scheduled to be released as a radio single as of yet, and that’s a good choice. “Hey You” is far different than most of the songs played on radio stations today because it is actually a decent song. If Madonna is looking for any type of airplay, she needs to hire Rent-a-Rapper. For now, Madonna’s fans can be happy that unlike many of her peers from the eighties, she is still a creative force to be reckoned with.
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Post by Dance In The Dark on May 21, 2007 10:42:20 GMT -5
This is bad, but not as bad as I expected. I like the production.
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Post by Chains on May 21, 2007 18:21:49 GMT -5
Hmm, it's an okay song, Perez Hilton complained about it having a big band, its aura is for what charity again? It's drumrolls sound like a war song, which could contribute to the theme of making it through and surviving, I like the bridge (first love yourself) part.
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Post by tozion on May 22, 2007 18:46:24 GMT -5
Link added.
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