Madonna’s “Hard Candy” Receives Terrible Reviews
Madonna’s infringing CD “Hard Candy” has been the recipient of terrible reviews. The album really is quite poor and has seen the phony pop star butchering other people’s copyrighted works.
Many critics are now accusing her of ripping off others music and following trends well after they happened, when she falsely claims to be an innovator. No, she is the imitator and always has been.
In going over some of the songs on her “Hard Candy” CD I also heard other people’s lyrics on her album, not just mine. For example:
In one song she rips off R. Kelly stealing his lyric “Silence can seem so loud” from his big hit “I Believe I Can Fly.”
In another song she ripped off Ciara’s 2007’s smash “Promise” for her 2008 “Spanish Lesson” that appears on Hard Candy by lifting the following lyrics:
Ciara 2007: You can be my teacher I’ll do homework. You can give me extra credit baby I’ll do more work.
Madonna 2008: If you do your homework. Maybe I will give you more work.
Then there’s the 50 Cent rip off where she steals his song “Candy Shop” calling her own version “Candy Shop as well, whilst ripping off his lyrics.
She continually steals other people’s music, regurgitates substandard versions of it, claiming it as her own. She really knows how to mess up a song.
This type of conduct is unacceptable. Artists are supposed to bring something new to the table. Not rip off preexisting pieces of music and imagery, repackaging them as your own.
That’s the ultimate fraud. You don’t get worse as an artist than that. It tells the world you are a fake and not the real deal. No one respects that.
It’s funny, one reviewer points out she “ripped off” her own music via the infringing song “She’s Not Me” from “Hard Candy” that knocks off her previous infringing song “Sorry” from Confessions On A Dance Floor.
However, these are both tracks I had formally accused Madonna of infringing from my Copyrighted Catalog. That’s my writing style and the songs had been in the Copyright Office registered to me, years before she criminally stole them in violation of U.S. and U.N. law.
Tainted ‘Candy’
When trendsetting turns into trend-chasing, it’s time to hang it up.
Most surprising, some of Candy’s catchier moments are barely disguised thefts from other, better songs. She’s Not Me shamelessly apes Sorry from her own Dancefloor; Spanish Lesson steals so baldly from Timberlake’s Senorita and Like I Love You that it’s a wonder Madonna didn’t just sample those songs instead.
But perhaps Confessions was her swan song, a last best guess that left her sifting through sounds, searching in vain for that next groundbreaking, guaranteed hit.
Madonna’s ‘Hard Candy’ definitely not better with age
Madonna is known as one of those artists who jumps on the latest trends in music, only to leave it lying in the dust when she goes back into the studio to work on her next album. On “Hard Candy” the only thing that is offered up is lots of dancing, relationships and sex.
CD Review: Madonna “Hard Candy”
But with “Hard Candy,” Madonna plays catch-up with mainstream pop charts. She essentially has remade Nelly Furtado’s “Loose” and half of Justin Timberlake’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” following fashion trends that are 2 years old. Is this where Madonna wants to be?
Never mind the off-putting come-ons such as “My sugar is raw, sticky and sweet” from the opener, “Candy Shop,” or the nausea-inducing cover art redolent of down-market porn: Those are the least of Madonna’s problems. She banks everything on the catchy but vacant single, “4 Minutes,” in which Timbaland recycles the marching band trope that drove Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” With Timbaland and Timberlake in the foreground, Madge certainly doesn’t own the song; she is a bit player on her own track.
On “Hard Candy,” when she slags Madonnalikes such as Britney Spears and Furtado (“She’s Not Me”), the argument falls flat because these days, Madonna’s trying to be them.
CD reviews: Madonna’s ‘Hard Candy’ is more bland than sweet
Simply, one cannot imagine a major artist — and no matter how one feels about Madame Ciccone, she’s a star of the highest magnitude — releasing such tepid material.
“Hard Candy” feels and sounds like a desperate attempt to remain relevant, with Madonna enlisting the likes of Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Kanye West for support.
That’s sort of like enlisting Picasso and Van Gogh to paint a house.
What’s most apparent is that Madonna, at 49, has become what she must fear most: Irrelevant, boring and disposable.
— Regis Behe
Madonna’s hard sell for new album
Hard Candy is expected to make No.1 in the US and Australia in its first week and has been reviewed favourably in a number of overseas publications, but already there has been considerable negative press in her own country, most of it suggesting that the raunch, not to mention the music, is beginning to look a little tired.
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It’s baffling that Madonna, of all people, couldn’t bring the best out of Timbaland and Pharrell, and the fact that she couldn’t highlights the degree to which she was in over her head. It’s sadder than the balding guy who buys a sports car; it’s like a balding guy who goes to buy a sports car and drives off with a lemon because he doesn’t know anything about cars. Unless Madonna can figure out how to recalibrate her identity in a way that compliments her, she could be facing an early retirement.
More sour than sweet
Madonna sounds out of touch on Hard Candy, her 11th album
It’s no secret Madonna is unhappy with the way time is ticking ever onward. But the cover of her new CD, Hard Candy, tells the story in a way that words cannot. There’s Madge, almost 50, in faux-bondage gear, trying to make like it’s 1992.
Make her think she’s invulnerable to the aging process, that she can keep up with the kids? She certainly tries, here. But that’s the problem — you can hear her trying…
For Madonna to get on the bandwagon at this late stage feels like a calculated (and belated) attempt to get some street cred…
The problem is Madonna. She sounds out of touch, like she’s not sure what to do with herself. Her trademark frigid coo doesn’t fit with these bump ‘n’ grind rhythms, and her usually harmless pop hooks repeatedly fall flat.
Hard Candy quickly loses its flavor
Madonna seems to have made the unfortunate mistake of letting other pop stars serve as her bellwether — instead of Britney looking to Madge for inspiration, Madge seems to have taken a page out of Britney’s latest book, taking half-a**ed sleaze over the seductive sounds that made her an icon in the ‘80s.
Still, you have to give her and her pop juggernaut friends credit — recycling pop music trends has to help curb the effects of global warming, right?
OTHER BAD REVIEWS:
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Madonna “Hard Candy” Copyright Infringement (Part 1)
Verbatim Rip Offs Of My Preexisting Copyrighted Music
April 28. 2008
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As some of you know, Madonna criminally infringed more items from my Copyrighted Catalog again. I have not had time to list out all the infringements in detail today, as it is very time consuming and I am very busy, but I have listed a few in Part 1 of this article.
Read below the songs for my opinions on her latest acts of criminal copyright infringement, among other things.
The infringements are color coded and go from left to right throughout the boxes below. My copyrighted works, that PREDATE MADONNA’S RIP OFFS BY YEARS, are in the left column and her rip offs on the “Hard Candy” CD are in the right column.
The third copyrighted song listed below “A Million Miles Away” that she ripped off for her new song “Miles Away” is actually 3 YEARS OLD (registered with the Copyright Office November 22, 2005).
Mad-onna has ripped off many artists’ copyrights
For background on it, for those of you who don’t know, Madonna’s has been infringing my copyrighted works over and over again. She has repeatedly ripped off verbatim, distinct items, unique to my copyrighted works that have been in existence and under federal and international protection, well before she did so.
Currently, two Miami law firms are working on my behalf regarding copyrights Madonna also spread to affiliated artists and producers she worked with, who also fraudulently took writers credit and royalties for the already registered songs.
However, the Madonna infringements and civil rights violations that occurred in tandem with the case, will be handled internationally in separate legal world venues and courts of law.
Edgar Bronfman jr
Her label, the beleaguered Warner Music Group, headed by Edgar Bronfman jr., and her publishers have been to this web site before and after the rip offs occurred.
Pharrell Williams
Her producer Timbaland, among others she’s worked with (Pharrell Williams), who have also been the subject of numerous plagiarism claims from different individuals, sent a friend request to my MySpace page from his music company’s page (as written about here), when he should not have known who I am either.
The reason they know is because they are in possession of an illegally made copy of my preexisting Copyrighted Catalog which they have been using in criminal violation of domestic and international law.
“Incredible Girl” ©2006 9-11-2006 (© certificate: PAu3-088-617) and 9-20-2006 (© certificate: PAu3-083-946)
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“Incredible” by Madonna 2008 “Hard Candy” CD
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My song is about meeting a great guy, things going well in life and feeling celebratory about the whole thing. Her song rips off my copyrighted song TWO YEARS LATER. The songs are about the same thing, have mutual, verbatim lyrics and the same rhyme scheme. | |
Incredible girl We are the future Don’t tell us how to be Incredible girl We are the future Love and unity Verse 1: I feel so free Life is good to me I’m loving the days I just got a raise Met the man of my dreams And he is what he seems Things are happening for me Oh the possibilities Chorus: Verse 2: Chorus: Verse 3: Chorus: Rap: Bridge: Chorus: Chorus: . . . . |
Incredible (Hey girl) Just finish what we started (Let’s finish where we started girl) Incredible (Hey girl) Just one of those things When everything goes incredible And all is beautiful (Can’t get my head around, I need to think about it) (x2) And one of those things That used to get you down Now have no effect at all Cause life is beautiful (Can’t get my head around it, I need to think about it) (x2) Remembering the very first time Just one of those things Just one of those things I remember when Just one of those things Incredible I don’t want this to end Incredible (Hey girl) It’s incredible, unbelievable (Sex with you is…) Incredible Incredible (Hey girl) |
She by Aisha (© certificate: PAu3-340-689, 9-7-07) |
“She’s Not Me” by Madonna and Pharrell Williams 2008 “Hard Candy” |
My unreleased song, that was copyrighted years ago, is about a successful, wealthy woman with a great career and a lot of possessions, who is being cheated on by her husband, that’s having an affair with another woman that tries to morph into his wife in how she dresses, does her hair, acts and conducts herself. Madonna’s new rip off song “She’s Not Me” is about the exact same thing with verbatim rip offs of my lyrics as well. Both songs even start of with the word “She” in the song titled” with “she repeated over and over again while listing all the unethical things the woman is doing. | |
She had a great career She had a successful husband Beautiful children Beautiful house Beautiful car Beautiful life She was envied by the one’s She thought to be her friend They tried to be like her Instead of realizing the uniqueness in them That the Lord gave them They tried to live like her Whether women like to admit it or not They caused her so much pain Girl’s best friend Girl’s best friend I’m trying to live my life She’s got her hair just like you She wants your man Get your own life I’m his wife . . . . . . . . |
I should have seen the signs way back then When she told me that you where her best friend And now she’s rolling rolling rolling and you where stolen stolen stolen She stared dressing like me and talking like me It freaked me out She started calling you in the middle of the night What’s that about? I just wanna be there when you discover You wake up in the morning next your new lover She might cook you breakfast And love you in the shower The flavor of the moment Cause she don’t have what’s ours She’s Not Me I should have seen the sign when you weren’t here She’s Not Me She’s licking her lips and she’s batting her eyes I know I can do it better Never Letchu Forget (She’s Not Me) Pharell- She’s Not Me |
“A Million Miles Away” by Aisha November 22, 2005 (© certificate: PAu3-038-744) |
“Miles Away” by Madonna 2008 |
My mind is a million miles away But my thoughts are with you today Its funny how the mind strays But the heart stays As my thoughts fray Over the days the ways My mind is a million miles away But my thoughts are with you today Its funny how the mind strays But the heart stays As my thoughts fray Over the days the ways… The only picture my mind can find Indifference I miss you Being young . . . . . . . . .
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You always love me more, miles away So far away When no one’s around then I have you here You always love me more, miles away So far away I’m alright, don’t be sorry, but it’s true
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What kind of dog steals from a minority. You don’t get much lower in life than stealing from a minority. How is that something to be proud of. She is so pathetic. What kind of animal do you have to be to do something like that. What kind of loser consistently does something like this.
This nasty obsession with stealing from and harassing someone that expressed in no uncertain terms that they think you are horrible and disgraceful. Don’t you have any pride. You consistently shame yourself and your family with this. You are psychopathic. You’re a sick, demented old witch who is a real nut job.
It is the sickest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. How does someone get so messed up in the head that they do things like this and on a regular basis.
Unwanted Contact
Then there’s the unwanted contact. Madonna’s commissioned hacker sent me three vile, harassing emails last week, that have been traced back to the same IP address that keeps hacking into my computers where the Copyrighted Catalog has been stored.
Then there was her producer, Timbaland, sending a friend request to MySpace page a couple months ago, knowing they had committed criminal copyright infringement for her forthcoming “Hard Candy” CD.
Before that, it was a Warner Bros artist named Kyle sending me a harassing email.
Then there was a bizarre, threatening phone call to my unlisted number, about Anthony Pellicano, Madonna’s PI and that of her lawyer and former manager, containing taunting comments that they have the FBI in their back pocket and nothing is going to come of such cases.
If I were you, I wouldn’t be worried about the domestic scope of things, but the international legal angle. Robert Mueller can’t help you with that. Check the international legal rulebook.
Madonna Lied About Origin Of Song
Kabbalah nutters Guy Ritchie And Madonna
Madonna is also such a pathological liar. After I stated on this site that she ripped off more of my copyrights again, she did an interview and lied, saying the new song “Incredible” that is a dead rip off of my song “Incredible Girl” which was copyrighted almost 2 YEARS BEFORE her rip off, is about having sex with her husband Guy Ritchie, when people in London knows he’s cheating on her and hates her.
Who are you really kidding. You further humiliated him in said interview and made him and yourself look stupid, when you stole a song that’s been in existence for 2 YEARS then claimed you wrote it about him.
That song isn’t about either one of you weirdoes. I wrote and copyrighted that song about me 2 YEARS AGO. It’s been on my web site for a year and a half on the lyrics, store and home pages.
MILLIONS of people have been to my sites according to irrefutable Traffic Facts data, blog stats and link referrals, and have seen the songs’ lyrics and heard the clips. Then here you come like a loser stealing it well AFTER ALL THOSE PEOPLE SAW AND HEARD IT.
How do you explain that some thing millions of people have seen and heard online that has been in the Copyright Office in Washington, DC, you ripped off 2 YEARS LATER!
Furthermore, look at the idiotic way she butchered my songs with those moronic, nonsensical, simpleton lyrics. Who writes like that. Your writing is so poor, one would think English is not your first language. At least then you’d have an excuse for writing in that manner.
The songs don’t even make sense anymore. The rip offs look like hodge podge madness that don’t go together. There is no way you have a 160 IQ as you publicly claimed, and ironically, you started saying this after I did about myself.
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Madonna Infringes Preexisting Copyrighted Music For “Hard Candy” CD
Miami, Florida – April 28, 2008 – Pop singer Madonna has once again infringed verbatim, the preexisting, years old copyrights of indie singer/writer Aisha for her forthcoming “Hard Candy” CD. Aisha has called for a boycott of the album.
Madonna unlawfully infringed copyrighted music from Aisha’s web site, which has been viewed by millions. She further illegally infringed, verbatim, private, unreleased items from Aisha’s preexisting Copyrighted Catalog, registered with the Library Of Congress, years before the willful thefts by Madonna occurred.
COPYRIGHTED CATALOG
Aisha is the author of the world’s largest independently owned intellectual property Copyrighted Catalog containing 10,000 songs, 300 movie scripts and short stories, 15 book manuscripts, 200 music video treatments, 500 photographs, 150 photo treatments, a perfume line and clothing line, which Madonna has been unlawfully helping herself to in violation of domestic and international law.
At no time did Aisha grant anyone permission to use any of said copyrighted works.
A detailed comparison of the infringements are available on Aisha’s web site, AishaMusic.com and on JudiciaryReport.com along with Copyright Office registration certificate numbers, that all predate Madonna’s infringements by years.
Currently, two Miami law firms are working on Aisha’s behalf regarding copyrights Madonna also spread to affiliated artists and producers she worked with, who also fraudulently took writers credit and royalties for the already registered songs.
However, the Madonna infringements and civil rights violations that occurred in tandem with the case, will be handled internationally in separate legal world venues and courts of law.
According to web site statistics, Madonna’s label, the beleaguered Warner Music Group, headed by Edgar Bronfman jr. and her publishers, have been frequent visitors to Aisha’s web site, before and after the infringements occurred, attesting to the fact they know who the indie singer is, when they really should not.
One of Madonna’s producers, Timbaland, also contacted Aisha’s MySpace page, before the latest rash of infringements occurred.
Madonna is no stranger to copyright infringement claims, as she has been sued many times for blatant violations of the Copyright Act, among other things.
MADONNA’S LEGAL HISTORY
1. Aisha v. Madonna (civil rights violations and copyright infringement)
2. Sorrentino v. Madonna (assault and battery on a 10-year-old child)
3. DeCastro v. Madonna (invasion of privacy and commissioned stalking and harassment of a Miami family)
4. Myers v. Madonna (civil rights violations)
5. Ronald J Myers v. Madonna (civil rights violations)
6. Barrier v. Madonna (civil rights violations)
7. Bourdin v. Madonna (copyright infringement)
8. Easy Street Records v. Madonna (copyright infringement)
9. Acquaviva v. Madonna (copyright infringement)
10. D’Onofrio v. Madonna (copyright infringement)
11. Iving L Williams v. Madonna (copyright infringement)
12. Eon Net LP v. Madonna (copyright /patent/trademark infringement)
13. Rich Kidd Music Publishing, Inc. v. Madonna (copyright infringement)
14. Winterland v. Madonna (copyright infringement)
15. Hobe Cie. LTD v. Madonna (trademark infringement)
16. Coppola v. Madonna (personal injury)
17. Rice v. Madonna (breach of contract)
18. Mclay v. Madonna (breach of contract)
19. Nike, Inc. v. Madonna (breach of contract)
20. Millennium Films v. Madonna (breach of contract)
21. Done and Dusted v. Madonna (breach of contract)
Available on Aisha’s web site is a feature detailing over 3 DOZEN incidents of Madonna infringing other artists “copyrights” and “trademarks” with multiple cases resulting in litigation from individuals all over the world.
Aisha stated, “To claim one is the queen of reinvention, when your many music and image makeovers willfully rip off other artists’ copyrighted works in great detail, is disgraceful and screams fraud.
“There is nothing original about theft. Her conduct is very dishonorable. For one to steal and from a minority, is insidious and betrays a gross lack of character. Copyrights are considered intangible assets. Therefore, to steal another’s copyrights is to steal another’s money.”
“In case Madonna has forgotten in her old age and vain attempts at trying to be the contemporary of Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears, copyright infringement is a crime under United States and United Nations laws.”