MADONNA :GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOVE. first demo of her next 2012 album

starts off non-typically "L-U-V MADONNA" cheerleader shout out,

before we're zippily lead by co-writer and producer William Orbit in

a polished 60s shake down. It's clear he's revisiting his past

collaborations with the singer,. The whole thing seems to

soar effortlessly, especially in the context of her last album, the

difficult-to-love 'Hard Candy'.

There have been criticisms that the bouncy lyrics

("Give me all your love/ Let's forget about time and

dance the night away" goes the chorus) are neither

befitting of the grande dame of disco nor are indicative

of the type of lyrics she should be penning at this stage

in her career. And I even wrote a blog a few months

ago saying that she "needs to draw from the events

that have affected her (divorce, adoption)."

what Madonna's doing

in this song is so much more impossibly fun

than we could have imagined that all of that talk seems unimportant.


By dodging cookie-cutter Gaga europop sound or the cold

urban sound of 'Hard Candy', Madonna sounds like Madonna

again, which is a reason to celebrate.