When I first saw a newspaper with one of the publicity stills for Madonna‘s new album Hard Candy my first thought was who is that old stripper? I thought it was another story about the return of burlesque and the old women who still dance in smoky clubs. But no, this old woman was Madonna. I know we can’t help getting old, but why the hell would Madonna use these horrid photos of herself? Well, maybe she was going for that whole old hag look.The music sounds fine-just like Madonna. A typical bit of lyrics goes-give it to me now,…