Get Together (Madonna song)
[3][4][5] Keith Caulfield of Billboard was particularly fond of Danny Howells & Dick Trevor KinkyFunk remix, which "makes over the tune as a snappy, strutting, disco-funk number".[25] According to Jason Shawham from About.com, the lyrics comes off as representing a "conversation or an internal dialogue",[21] while for VH1's Christopher Rosa, Madonna "beckons for closer contact with a nighttime lover".Band's 1980 single "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" in the line "Baby we can do it, we can do it all right",[16][20][27] whereas Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine also observed "subtle nods" to Madonna's own songs like "Holiday" (1983) and "Secret" (1994) in the lyrics.[28] For his part, Nick Levine, in an article for NME, opined that the lyrical content of "Get Together" captures the "thrill of going out dancing and maybe hooking with someone just as effortlessly as 'Into The Groove' did two decades earlier.Producer, Stuart Price, makes audible the sensation of synapses pumping serotonin in an uncontrolled rush as Madonna adopts her finest dead-eyed, paper-thin vocal, circa 'Into The Groove'.[28] Peter S. Scholtes from City Pages shared a similar sentiment, writing those lyrics will "carve its slow-burn mark on your mind's dance floor whether 'Get Together' gets you out there or not, and no matter how clichéd those phrases read in print".[34] Joan Morgan of The Village Voice wrote that the momentum of the album "builds rapidly with a seamless transition into the wicked alchemy of 'Get Together', where Madge and Price offer up an irresistible manipulation of rather sweet vocals laced over thumping percussion, seductive synthesizers, and a few subtle soul-claps thrown in for good measure".[35] According to Iain Moffat from Playlouder, "Get Together" is "preposterously anthemic, charging away recklessly with all sort of beat buzzes going on before entering a skippy 'Blinded by the Lights'-like patch and waiting a good four minutes before letting the 303 loose in its entirety".[36] Connor Morris of Cokemachineglow website wrote that it was "the only track worth noting that Price didn't have his hands in, turns throbbing kicks and fizzling synths into what's easily the massive (albeit early) high point of the twelve songs that comprise Confessions".[37] According to the staff of Herald Sun, on paper, Madonna's collaboration with Bagge and Peer "seem[ed] dodgy", as she was "slumming it with people who write hits for all the C-list popstars Madge herself inspired"; however, he found the song "amazing", noting a "huge housey club explosion mixing strings ans swampy beats", and concluding that it had to be a single.[38] According to Matt Cappiello of the Daily Nexus, the first 30 seconds of "Get Together" sound like "a Real McCoy B-side, or the unreleased demon spawn of La Bouche", with Madonna "ask[ing] her market demographic, 'Do you believe we can change the future?'"[23] For Mark Coppens from Het Nieuwsblad, the track resembles "heavy trance, but doesn't quite make it because Madonna strolls a bit too flat through the song".[53] It peaked within the top 40 in countries like Austria,[54] Denmark,[55] France,[56] Germany,[57] Ireland,[58] Netherlands,[59] and Sweden,[60] where it was certified gold by Grammofonleverantörernas förening (GLF) for shipments of 10,000 copies.[64] While detailing the creative process of the project, Howe explained that during the initial phases of the video, the team was focused on testing different looks in 3D to see how the color, environment, and cinematography complemented the song.[67] It starts showing the world evolving from its genesis with images of volcanoes erupting, dinosaurs, and tidal waves flashing by, until Madonna appears singing the song while standing on a hill accompanied by her two backup dancers.[68] As part of a promotional tour for Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna performed "Get Together" on television shows such as Parkinson, Star Academy, and the Children in Need 2005 telethon.[79] Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine commented that "a great song like 'Get Together' is splendidly sung" on the concert, saying "whoever tweaks the levels on her mic is a genius"; however, he felt its "celebratory, keep-it-together message is compromised by the contradictory feelings of bondage (oppression) conveyed by having two backup dancers equipped with reins around their heads".
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