Forget the garish video. Instead, head for the radio, where this fearless single comes alive. Harder than Ray of Light, ''Music'' drenches Madonna in French techno, and it's a perfect fit. Her voice no longer has the girlishness of ''Holiday'' — a period this track yearns to evoke — but her heart and feet remain in the right place. Producer Mirwais whomps out a rigid beat and peppers it with electro-funk squiggles, and Madonna responds with her most throwaway lyrics in years — ''Music makes the people come together,'' indeed. But this isn't about deep thoughts, just deep beats, and again, Madonna's astute trendiness prevails. A
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