Madonna's been called pretentious many times in her decades-long career, thanks in part to her come-and-go British accent and her glib use of words like "reductive." But when it comes to her music, Madonna can hardly be accused of going too highbrow: Her new single "Girl Gone Wild" is really only notable for its shameless party anthem lyrics ("I'm like hey-ey-ey / I'm like a girl gone wild"). It says something about the emotional depth of a song when Joe Francis starts threatening to sue for trademark infringement.
The Queen of Pop released a lyrics video for "Girl Gone Wild" on Monday, giving fans a sneak peek at racy album artwork created by Mert and Marcus (the famed fashion photography duo have already filmed the song's music video, which is sure to feature Madonna in various states of undress). The Benny Benassi-produced song is typical club fare, save a nod to fellow '80s great Cyndi Lauper with the lyric, "Girls, they just wanna have some fun." The problem is it's not actually all that fun.