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So if Madonna doesnt chart at # 1 in the US, who cares. The music is amazing. Madonna is amazing. The fact that her album leaked, the US never plays her songs, and by the way the radio is awful, I will listen to the album over and over. Love it so much!!! 

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The moment a fanbase becomes a majority of people just saying "YASSSSSSSSS" to everything and thinking everything's fantastic is when it loses its grip on reality and ventures into the land of delusion. I love Madonna, and have had very little to complain about during this era. Yeah okay so the Living For Love video wasn't "amazing", but it was okay. I didn't feel I needed to complain about it - I just lost interest in it pretty quickly to be honest. I absolutely ADORED Living For Love, but i

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NVM, luiz.floripa, you're banned for linking to a leak. Bye  And don't come back.

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BEATIFULL SCARS is amazing track it is so much better then holly water or sex, body shop and best night

 

WORST SONGS:

 

1. HOLLY WATER

2. SEX

3. NEST NIGHT

4. BODY SHOP

5. VENI VIDI VICI

6. illuminati

7. bitch i'm madonna

8. unpologetic bitch

 

 

 

Why she has to suck up to Devil on Holly water with that "jesus suck my pussy?"

4. Unapologetic Bitch 5/10

5. Illuminati 3/10

6. Bitch I’m Madonna (feat. Nicki Minaj) 4/10

9. Iconic (feat. Chance the Rapper and Mike Tyson) 5/10

12. Holy Water 1/10

15. Best Night 3/10

17. S.E.X. 1/10

I guess you're in the minority on that one, my dear.

 

TBH I don't get any of the "the demo was better" whining. I think the album is fantastic, even if some of the tracks may not be as good as some of the demos. I think the majority of people will LOVE this album. The production is fanatstic and so is the songwriting. So many great and memorable melodies and great hooks. I know it's bad and I regret downloading the album but this was the best birthday present EVER!

 

I'm still praying that they tracklist is going to change. It has no flow whatsoever. I for once have found my way of ordering the tracks and I can only recommend listen to it that way for the perfect album experience! :wink:

 

1. Illuminati

2. Bitch, I'm Madonna

3. Best Night

4. S.E.X.

5. Holy Water

6. Inside Out

7. Unapologetic Bitch

8. Iconic

9. Veni Vidi Vici

10. Living for Love

11. Joan of Arc

12. Body Shop

13. Devil Pray

14. Hold Tight

15. Ghosttown

16. HeartBreakCity

17. Messiah

18. Wash All Over Me

19. Rebel Heart

 

20. Queen

21. Borrowed Time

22. Grafitti Heart

23. Beautiful Scars

24. Autotune Baby

25. Addicted

 

I think the songs that improved the most from their demo versions are S.E.X., Holy Water, Body Shop, HeartBreakCity, Borrowed Time, Grafitti Heart & Wash All Over Me. I think those songs have surpassed their demos to a great extend and sounds absoulteley brilliant now.

 

I like the demo of S.E.X. about as much as the final version I think. Holy Water is like 30000x better than the demo but I expected nothing less. Body Shop was a beautiful song even in its demo stage. The subtle touch-up has improved the song to a great extend and I'm actually very surprised at the fact that this song is labled as explicit and that only a few changes made this song so much better. HeartBreakCity is now utter perfection. All it needed was a bit of a punch and that's exactly what it got. Wash All Over Me never really worked as a dance track imo. It just sounded wrong like most of Avicii's production which was literally lifted from one of a few of his own tracks. This version is an anthem and it just beautiful! I can totally see her performing this at Live Earth. Borrowed Time was always a great track and the new mix just gave it the bit of edge it needed! Fucking love it...too bad there wasn't enough room on the album left to include it. :seeno:  Graffiti Heart is now extremely uplifiting, just how it should be! It really makes you feel like you could conquer the world, very Ray of Light-esque.

 

I'm glad Best Night stayed the way it is. It really didn't need any additional work. Inside Out on the other hand I'm not so sure about. I loved the guitar during the chorus so much. It's much darker now but it sounds kind of hollow...and the "one more time" is annoying. Veni Vidi Vici was always an okay track for me. I don't think it needed any more work done to it and so did M apparently. I don't really like Nas' contribution to the track, especially the intro seems kind of awkward. Hold Tight is just as good as the demo imo, slight improvement but it was a great track right from the start. Rebel Heart is a great song, it really is. I think it's quite overrated, however, especially the demo version. I'm glad there is no Avicii on it, but the fact that it's all folk now makes it look a bit filler-ish tbh. It didn't take away from the great melody and lyrics though. Iconic's second demo was one of my favourite tracks and this version is about as good, I think. I think it still needs to grow on me a bit but I really like it so far. Messiah was never one of my favourite tracks. I wanted it on the album because I can see a lot of people liking it and it certainly belongs on the album. I'm kind of sad the song never really clicked with me. Who knows...maybe after a few more listens it will! ;) Addicted was my favourite demo of the first bunch but once we got all the other stuff I rarely listened to it. I like the new version but I wish it would've been completely redone. I think it could've improved with new production but it's still good the way it is now. Autotune Baby is okay, good enough as a bonus track but definitely not album material. Queen is a nice bonus track as well, but I don't really care for it.

 

Beautiful Scars has been ruined! This version literally makes the whole songseem like some cheap mash-up. The lyrics don't suit the production and vice-versa. This remake was unnecessary. The same goes for Joan of Arc. Making this song an semi-uptempo song is hideous. The song was cute but kind of boring in its demo form but now it's really just forgettable. Both songs are still good. It's not like they're horrible or anything but they have been slightly downgraded.

 

All in all this album might be her best effort since COADF. It's everything I wanted for this album and more! ALL OF THE SONGS I WANTED ON THERE ACTUALLY MADE IT! There are 0 bad songs, no real fillers! The album is diverse, yet pretty cohesive and current-sounding. It's a great mix of classic Madonna melodies and current/fresh production. Just like how a Madonna album should sound like. If this doesn't win anything, then there's clearly something wrong with the world!

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Queen lyrics:

 

It will never rain, never rain
If the great sky falls down, no rain, no more rain
Blood's pouring down, high alert, we watch it burn
It's a world undeceived, sirens, sirens
Everyone's whispering, the CIA, MI6
Hire the unknown
We're at the end of days
For heaven's sake
 
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
Your queen's been slain
Queen's been slain
 
That parade, motorcade
Destiny sings farewell, church bells
Is anyone listening, everywhere, bowed in prayer
Tears are falling, coming down, coming down
I hear the heavens calling, providence, no evidence
There's no confirmation
Only silence remains
We only know one thing
 
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
Your queen's been slain
Queen's been slain
 
Who will take her place?
It's written on everyone's face
The truth is slowly dawning
I hear tomorrow calling
Some things can't be replaced
The realization of a new generation
On the eve of imitation
All gone, overthrown
 
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
Your queen's been slain
Queen's been slain
 
May God bless you all
May God bless you all
May God bless you all

 

This song is so gorgeous and so sad at the same time.

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can you imagine this on UK charts :))

 

p.s. if Queen dies soon, this will be new Candle in thee wind. maybe she knows something  ;)

 

Queen lyrics:

 

It will never rain, never rain
If the great sky falls down, no rain, no more rain
Blood's pouring down, high alert, we watch it burn
It's a world undeceived, sirens, sirens
Everyone's whispering, the CIA, MI6
Hire the unknown
We're at the end of days
For heaven's sake
 
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
Your queen's been slain
Queen's been slain
 
That parade, motorcade
Destiny sings farewell, church bells
Is anyone listening, everywhere, bowed in prayer
Tears are falling, coming down, coming down
I hear the heavens calling, providence, no evidence
There's no confirmation
Only silence remains
We only know one thing
 
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
Your queen's been slain
Queen's been slain
 
Who will take her place?
It's written on everyone's face
The truth is slowly dawning
I hear tomorrow calling
Some things can't be replaced
The realization of a new generation
On the eve of imitation
All gone, overthrown
 
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
The queen's been slain
She'll never rule again
Your queen's been slain
Queen's been slain
 
May God bless you all
May God bless you all
May God bless you all

 

This song is so gorgeous and so sad at the same time.

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i still dont no why they change some part of f the lyrics in joan of arc

i could get used to the faster part but to change the lyrics

why why why :cry:

 

Well, I would guess it's because the "soldier" reference is something that might be polarizing, similar to how American Life was received.  It's not one of her "rebel" songs, she wants everyone to "live for love", so I think the changes make much more sense in terms of the message she's trying to convey in it.

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I actually thought that the demo forms of Wash all Over Me and Rebel Heart were her best tracks in years and were going to become individual smash hits...  I think it's a shame that the version on the album isn't the dance version of WAOM and one of the main hooks has been removed from RH ("rebel heaeaaaaart").  They are still good though... but I thought they were destined for dance floor anthems.  Who knows though, maybe WAOM will be the new 'What it Feels Like for a Girl'? 

 

There are a few other tracks I know that I'm going to grow to love though.  Can't wait to get the vinyl too.

 

Perhaps this is one of those albums where you can make your own playlist of sngs that you connect with, and still have a 15 track album!  Then you can rediscover the 'leftovers' later on ;)

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