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 <title>The Week in Music: Madonna, Portishead, The Roots, Robyn, Constantines</title>
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 <description><![CDATA[<!--paging_filter--><p>A curious (and perhaps shameful) thing has happened since Madonna's single, "Four Minutes to Save the World," off her new album <i>Hard Candy</i> (due out today), hit the Internet almost two months ago. At the time, in this same space, I wrote, "fans could be forgiven for cringing a bit at Madge's cool-as-a-cucumber delivery being drowned out by the 'urban,' brassy hip-hop beats. Was it Mommy telling us to turn the music down?" But then something happened ... Several weeks later in a store, I found myself resisting the urge to tap my foot, to shake my hips and bop my head. <i>What is this song?</i>, I thought. <i>It sounds ... familiar. Oh, no.</i> It then hit me like a bass-heavy chorus: I liked "Four Minutes to Save the World." Damn you Madonna! <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.observer.com/2008/week-music-madonna-portishead-roots-robyn-constantines">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p>]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:40:42 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jake Brooks</dc:creator>
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